Integrating classical and contemporary explanations of political participation

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-51

  Verhulst, Brad ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

direction of causation; personality traits; political participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRAVERSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; ZYGOSITY; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

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

EID: 84871868573     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.15.1.42     Document Type: Article

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