The genetic basis of political sophistication

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-41

  Arceneaux, Kevin ^a   Johnson, Martine ^b   Maes, Hermine H ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior genetics; education; ideology; interest; knowledge; politics; twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DECOMPOSITION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERSONALITY; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84865583044     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.15.1.34     Document Type: Article

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