Socialization networks and the transmission of interethnic attitudes

Fabrizio Panebianco

Journal of Economic Theory, 2014, vol. 150, issue C, 583-610

Abstract: This paper examines the dynamics of interethnic attitudes in a framework of intergenerational transmission of continuous cultural traits, where children are exposed to parental (vertical) and non-parental (oblique) socializations. Under very general conditions over oblique socialization, vertical socialization ensures convergence, while the structure of oblique socialization determines the steady state class. In particular, the presence of specific socialization schemes, namely, ethnocentrism, emulation, and reciprocity, produces different outcomes in terms of integration or attitude ranking. Further, the model is applied to the US case by examining the observed ranking of attitudes and obtaining predictions on the possible attitude patterns.

Keywords: Cultural transmission; Socialization networks; Cultural evolution; Ethnic integration; Attitudes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 I20 J15 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2013.09.003

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