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Are childhood cultures legitimately special?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2026

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Mark Nielsen*
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The University of Queensland, School of Psychology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia nielsen@psy.uqedu.au
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Abstract

Lew-Levy and Amir propose that children develop meaningful cultures with the potential to undergird lasting and meaningful societal change. Identifying the domains in which this claim has traction is necessary if we are to accept that there is something special about childhood cultures that transcends considering them as fleeting expressions of an immature life stage.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e244
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