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Between Adaption and Rejection: Intergenerational Transmission of Resources and Work Values in Germany

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This chapter discusses the intergenerational transmission of resources and work values from parents to the offspring. Semi-structured biographical interviews with ten families from Southern Germany revealed the following main transmission mechanisms: role models, parenting style, and social capital. Children viewed parents as their models and imitated the observed behaviors. The parenting style had a decisive influence on the successful child outcomes. Parents’ social networks proved to be yet a crucial factor determining the child’s success.

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    We would like to thank all the interviewers for their commitment: Vivienne Brando, Cristiana di Maio, Julian Ehrhardt, Manuel Feldmann, Max Hermus, Marcel Katzlinger and Jannes Rupf.

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  2. Institute of Political Science, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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Strohmeyer, R., Weiss, J. (2021). Between Adaption and Rejection: Intergenerational Transmission of Resources and Work Values in Germany. In: Tosun, J., Pauknerová, D., Kittel, B. (eds) Intergenerational Transmission and Economic Self-Sufficiency. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17498-9_6

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