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Heritability in Pol...
Heritability in Political Interest and Efficacy across Cultures: Denmark and the United States.
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- Klemmensen, Robert (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Political Science,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences
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- Binzer Hobolt, Sara (author)
- London School of Economics and Political Science,University of Southern Denmark
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- Hatemi, Peter K (author)
- Pennsylvania State University
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- Skytthe, Axel (author)
- University of Southern Denmark
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- Sonne Nørgaard, Asbjørn (author)
- University of Southern Denmark
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- 2012-03-28
- 2012
- English.
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In: Twin Research and Human Genetics. - : Cambridge University Press (CUP). - 1839-2628 .- 1832-4274. ; 15:1
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- Interest in politics is important for a host of political behaviors and beliefs. Yet little is known about where political interest comes from. Most studies exploring the source of political interest focus on parental influences, economic status, and opportunity. Here, we investigate an alternative source: genetic transmission. Using two twin samples, one drawn from Denmark and the other from USA, we find that there is a high degree of heritability in political interest. Furthermore, we show that interest in politics and political efficacy share the same underlying, latent genetic factor. These findings add to the growing body of literature that documents political behaviors and attitudes as not simply the result of socialization, but also as part of an individual's genetically informed disposition.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science -- Political Science (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Genetik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Genetics (hsv//eng)
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