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Title: Sources of Stability in Social and Economic Ideological Orientations: Cohort, Context, and Construct Effects

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

ISSN: 0954-2892

DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edz047

Abstract: <p>Existing research shows that ideological orientations are stable after young adulthood. Extending research on the sources of ideological stability, we examine social and economic ideology over a 3- to 4-year period in two twin panels (one Danish and one American). We find evidence for the importance of genetic influences and individual life experiences on the stability of social ideology in both contexts; shared environmental factors play an important role in the younger, Danish sample only. For economic ideology, genetic factors contribute to stability in the American sample only. Our findings show that the role of genetic and environmental factors in the stability of ideological orientations varies by type of ideology, national context, and, possibly, age cohort.</p>

Url: https://academic.oup.com/ijpor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ijpor/edz047/5702180

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Authors: Ksiazkiewicz, Aleksander; Klemmensen, Robert; Dawes, Christopher T; Christensen, Kaare; McGue, Matthew; Krueger, Robert F; Nørgaard, Asbjørn Sonne

Periodical (Full): International Journal of Public Opinion Research

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