Origins of political predispositions
Political socialization; Biology and politics
Readings
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Jennings, M. K., Stoker, L., and Bowers, J. (2009). Politics across generations: Family transmission reexamined. The journal of politics, 71(3):782–799
Prior, M. (2010). You’ve either got it or you don’t? The stability of political interest over the life cycle. The journal of politics, 72(03):747–766
Alford, J. R., Funk, C. L., and Hibbing, J. R. (2005). Are political orientations genetically transmitted. American Political Science Review, 99(2):153–167
Notes
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