Hidden cultures: How parental control shapes children's cultural adaptation in East Asian societies.

Authors

Xiaoxue Kong, Xuechen Ding

Published in

The Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 49. Pages e237. Jul 06, 2026. Epub Jul 06, 2026.

Abstract

Lew-Levy and Amir highlight children as agents of cultural adaptation and widespread presence of peer cultures across populations, but their account underestimates peer culture in East Asian societies. Drawing on East Asian contexts, we show how strict family, school, and social structures lead peer culture to take on more covert forms, underscoring the need for broader cross-cultural perspectives.

PMID:
42402476
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 06 Jul 2026.

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