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POS-ERC-Støtte til ERC søkere som oppnår god evaluering

Societal openness, normative flux, and the social modification of heritability

Awarded: NOK 0.24 mill.

We will gauge the relative importance of genetics and environment in family demography and social stratification. First, we will study social change across cohorts, as influential theory suggests heritable dispositions will increase in importance when opportunity structures expand or social norms are in flux. We will test these ideas on the recent decades of family and fertility changes, and the expanding opportunity structures for education. Second, we ask whether genetic and environmental influences on social stratification and family demographic outcomes change over the life course as the consequences of individual choice and social structures accumulate.

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POS-ERC-Støtte til ERC søkere som oppnår god evaluering

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