Genetic and environmental contributions to pro-social attitudes: A twin study of social responsibility

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1557, 2004, Pages 2583-2585

  Rushton, J Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cultural transmission; Genes; Social attitudes; Twins

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; GENETICS;

ADOPTION; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALTRUISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS; VARIANCE; VIOLENCE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TWINS;

EID: 17044365031     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2941     Document Type: Article

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