Mothers and Spirits: Religious Identity, Alcohol, and Death

Mothers, Peers and Gender Identity∗

We study the formation of gender identity by looking at the labor-market decisions of young women. Specifically, we investigate whether and how a woman’s work behavior depends on the work behavior of her mother and that of her friends’ mothers. Using a representative sample of U.S. teenagers and their schoolmates followed over time, we find that both intergenerational channels positively affect...

Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity

We study the formation of gender identity by looking at the labor market decisions of young women. Specifically, we investigate whether and how a woman’s work behavior depends on the work behavior of her mother and that of her friends’ mothers. Using a representative sample of U.S. teenagers and their friends followed over time, we find that both intergenerational channels positively affect a w...

Latino Religious Affiliation and Ethnic Identity

Despite the pervasiveness of Catholicism among Latinos, studies reveal an increasing shift toward Protestantism. Examining the relationship between religion and ethnicity, we explore homeland language use as a core ethnic marker using a survey from the Pew Hispanic Center. Results reveal that Catholic Latinos are significantly more likely to use Spanish at home, even after controlling for other...

oRtHodoxy and HeteRodoxy: sHapIng RelIgIous IdentIty In

culture, identity, and language education: home culture attachment, social/cultural capital, demographic factors and self-identity changes among iranian efl teachers

: در تحقیقی که پیش روی دارید ابتدا سعی شده است که نقش میزان بهره مندی مدرسان زبان انگلیسی از سرمایه های فرهنگی و اجتماعی در چارچوب نظریه بوردیو(1986) بر میزان وابستگی آن ها به فرهنگ خودی بررسی شود. لذا دو پرسشنامه به طورهمزمان بین 342 مدرس زبان انگلیسی در بیش از 25 موسسه ی خصوصی زبان انگلیسی در سطح شهر مشهد توزیع شد. رابطه ی بین میزان دسترسی به سرمایه فرهنگی و اجتماعی و وابستگی به فرهنگ خودی از...