This chapter presents the results of two studies. In Study 1, we tested whether social axioms change across generations (i.e., younger than 20 vs. older than 40 years old), and whether social axioms are transmitted within the family context. In Study 2, we explored how social axioms are related to the fulfillment of a diverse set of social norms. The results of Study 1 showed an intergenerational change for the social axioms of Social Complexity and Religiosity (i.e., young generation reported a higher and lower endorsement, respectively) and a transmission from parents to their offspring for Social Cynicism, Fate Control, and Religiosity. The results of Study 2 showed that Social Cynicism is negatively related to compliance behavior. These results are coherent with both the psychological meaning of each social axiom and previous research about the relationship between values, social axioms, and behavior.
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Oceja, L. (2009). Processes of Transmission and Change of Social Axioms and their Behavioral Influence in Spanish Culture. In: Leung, K., Bond, M.H. (eds) Psychological Aspects of Social Axioms. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09810-4_8
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