Transmission of social attitudes

N. G. Martin; L. J. Eaves; A. C. Heath; R. Jardine; L. M. Feingold; H. J. Eysenck

doi:10.1073/pnas.83.12.4364

Transmission of social attitudes

N. G. Martin, L. J. Eaves, A. C. Heath, R. Jardine, L. M. Feingold, H. J. Eysenck

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Data gathered in Australia and England on the social attitudes of spouses and twins are largely consistent with a genetic model for family resemblance in social attitudes. There is substantial assortative mating and little evidence of vertical inheritance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4364-4368
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	83
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.83.12.4364
State	Published - 1986

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