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“Beyond the Melting Pot”: Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious...

“Beyond the Melting Pot”: Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious...

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“Beyond the Melting Pot”: Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious Traits

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“Beyond the Melting Pot”: Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious Traits

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Cambridge, Mass. [etc.]: MIT Press

Journal title

The Quarterly journal of economics, 2000-08, Vol.115 (3), p.955-988

Language

English

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Cambridge, Mass. [etc.]: MIT Press

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Contents

This paper presents an economic analysis of the intergenerational transmission of ethnic and religious traits through family socialization and marital segregation decisions. Frequency of intragroup marriage (homogamy), as well as socialization rates of religious and ethnic groups, depend on the group's share of the population: minority groups searc...

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“Beyond the Melting Pot”: Cultural Transmission, Marriage, and the Evolution of Ethnic and Religious Traits

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_210994041

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_210994041

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ISSN

0033-5533

E-ISSN

1531-4650

DOI

10.1162/003355300554953

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