title: Integrating social science and genetics: news from the political front.
abstract: There has been growing interest in the use of genetic models to expand the understanding of political preferences, attitudes, and behaviors. Researchers in the social sciences have begun incorporating these models and have revealed that genetic differences account for individual differences in political beliefs, behaviors, and responses to the political environment. The first Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences Conference, held at Boulder, Colorado in May of 2010, brought together these researchers. As a result, we jointly review the last 5 years of research in this area. In doing so, we explicate the methods, findings, and limitations of behavior genetic approaches, including twin designs, association studies, and genome-wide analyses, in their application toward exploring political preferences.
authors.affiliation: United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. phatemi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hatemi
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Dawes
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frost-Keller
authors.forename: Jaime E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Settle
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verhulst
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005819:Genetic Markers; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D011057:Politics; D012919:Social Behavior; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers