What is the relevance of attachment and life history to political values?

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-222

  Thornhill, Randy ^a   Fincher, Corey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Conservatism; Liberalism; Life history; Political values; Right wing authoritarianism; Social dominance orientation; Time preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250668767     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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