Judged: two independent readers; copy check clear.

social transmission

social transmission Social transmission is the process by which people in one generation adjust to an ongoing social environment and, through this continuity across generations, create tradition.

Social transmission is the process by which people in one generation adjust to an ongoing social environment and, through this continuity across generations, create tradition.

Also see

Sources

Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Heredity” (Heredity).
public-domain-US · Definition uses new wording; original source retains its stated licence. · Source snapshot SHA-256: 2a9f70d3bbd132c752aa3b08065f095158224944bcb0bac6c0c0bd0f35a730a7

These citations identify the drafting sources. 2/2 independent reader passes against the pinned source packet. The drafter does not count as a reader. Source institutions do not endorse this dictionary.

Cite this entry

PsychTerms (psychterms.org), CC BY 4.0, version 1. “social transmission.” Development preview.

Version 1 · SHA-256: 7302745516ff0d7e43c2c3de02c89f1f31a8815d8e5b3c30f5129d2570c4a5d1

Edit this entry on GitHub