Effective parenting norms depend on closure across generations between families

Evidence

In the case of norms imposed by parents on children, closure of the structure requires a slightly more complex structure, which I will call intergenerational closure. Intergenerational closure may be described by a simple diagram that represents relations between parent and child and relations outside the family. — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 121

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces ‘intergenerational closure’ as the extension of closure to parent-child-parent networks.
• XREF: connects to: Intergenerational closure among parents generates social capital and effective sanctions for raising children. — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 125; Communal social capital shapes children’s development beyond family resources. — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 176; Family background splits into financial, human, and social capital that affect achievement differently — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 139 (+8 more)

Related

• Intergenerational closure among parents generates social capital and effective sanctions for raising children. (similarity 0.93)
• Parents low in formal schooling can still provide high social capital for children’s education (similarity 0.85)
• Communal social capital shapes children’s development beyond family resources. (similarity 0.84)
• Family and city life confer hidden educational advantages on privileged children. (similarity 0.83)
• Closure in social relations is necessary for effective norms to emerge (similarity 0.83)
• Family background splits into financial, human, and social capital that affect achievement differently (similarity 0.81)
• Strong parent-child relations are required to transmit parental human capital (similarity 0.79)
• Children need adults’ presence and attention to access parents’ human capital (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Intergenerational closure among parents generates social capital and effective sanctions for raising children. #corroborates (0.95) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 125
• Family background splits into financial, human, and social capital that affect achievement differently #expands (0.75) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 139
• Communal social capital shapes children’s development beyond family resources. #qualifies (0.72) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 176