Ancestral Kinship and the Origins of Ideology
British Journal of Political Science • Vol/Iss. Online only • Cambridge University Press • • Published In • Pages: 1-21 •
By Fasching, Neil, Lelkes, Yphtach
Hypothesis
More intensive ancestral kinship ties predict more left-wing attitudes on economic dimensions.
Note
Study 1: There was no significant relationship between ancestral kinship ties and attitudes towards government benefits on government responsibility, but two out of three specifications predicated a very slight negative effect of ancestral kinship ties upon right-wing attitudes about reducing income differences, though this disappeared when additional controls were added. The negative effect is very slight regardless -- approximately 2% in the first specification and 3% in the second. Study 2: In this study, ancestral kinship tightness did not significantly predict left-wing economic attitudes -- in fact, the coefficients point towards right-wing attitudes, though they are not significant.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression modeling | Not supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ancestral Kinship Tightness | Independent | Clans, Household, Residence, Rule Of Descent |
| Attitude towards government benefits | Dependent | Ethnosociology, Public Welfare, Social Insurance |
| Attitude towards government responsibility | Dependent | Ethnosociology |
| Attitude towards income differences | Dependent | Status, Role, And Prestige, Ethnosociology |