Amanda Friesen

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    Trump’s supporters share his idea of the American dream. And it’s all about Vegas, baby

Trump’s supporters share his idea of the American dream. And it’s all about Vegas, baby

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The 2016 election cycle has seen Donald Trump garner support from those who fared the worst in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession. And yet despite the working classes’ widespread dislike of the cultural elitism of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Trump’s flaunting of his wealth and privilege has only helped him to win […]

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    Political and religious attitudes are influenced by both environmental and genetic factors.

Political and religious attitudes are influenced by both environmental and genetic factors.

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The Constitution is widely interpreted to separate the church from the state in the US, but religious and political attitudes are often closely related. In new research Amanda Friesen and Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz examine how the intersection of religion and politics influences people’s worldviews and how this in turn is influenced by genetics. Using a twin study, they find that […]

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