To what degree is the socialization of core values a function of sociohistorical processes as opposed to familial influences? Herein we consider reported value similarities between grandparents and grandchildren that exceed those of adjacent lineal generations and develop a fifty-year cycle of “period effects” to explain the congruity. Specifically, we argue that because skipped generations are socialized within similar phases of the Kondratieff Wave they bear analogous historical imprints and share common global outlooks toward life and the lifespan.
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