Edward Bell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3794253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward Bell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward |
| FAMILY NAME | Bell |
| SIGNATURE | BELL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brescia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4361-7900 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1916 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
New evidence on the link between genes, psychological traits, and political engagement
We investigate the link between genes, psychological traits, and political engagement using a new data set containing information on a large sample of young German twins. The TwinLife Study enables us to examine the predominant model of personality, the Big Five framework, as well as traits that fall outside the Big Five, such as cognitive ability, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the underpinnings of political engagement. Our resu…
Genetic and environmental influences on sociopolitical attitudes
A new paradigm has emerged in which both genetic and environmental factors are cited as possible influences on sociopolitical attitudes. Despite the increasing acceptance of this paradigm, several aspects of the approach remain underdeveloped. Specifically, limitations arise from a reliance on a twins-only design, and all previous studies have used self-reports only. There are also questions about the extent to which existing findings generalize …
A Narrative Inquiry
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to understand how a Black male experienced the interview process while seeking a teaching position. The participant and I attempted to answer how race and/or gender played a role in his interviewing experiences. The researcher used a qualitative approach to interview this individual. Data analysis revealed major findings contributing to this Black male’s interviewing experiences: Racism played in…
The Genetic and the Sociological
We argue that consilience, or the unity of all knowledge, is an important goal for all researchers to pursue. The philosophical foundations of this position are explored, and then an empirical study is presented that illustrates what could be gained by melding behaviour genetic, sociological and other perspectives on politics. Twin data are analysed to examine the extent to which sociological factors can explain the variation in three dependent v…
Genetic Foundations of Attitude Formation
Since the pioneering work of Eaves and Eysenck (1974) appeared in Nature some 40 years ago, psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, and behavioral geneticists have investigated the effects of nature and nurture on the formation of social attitudes. It has consistently been found that manifestations of social attitudes (i.e., preferences, values, and beliefs pertaining to things such as politics, religion and the treatment of ingroups a…
Understanding African American Males’ Schooling Experiences
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how African American males feel about their schooling experiences. Eighteen participants were selected for this inquiry. This study took place in eastern North Carolina. Many African American males lack early learning experiences to adequately prepare for a positive schooling experience. The findings from this study might prove helpful for working with African American males in an educationa…
Graduating Black Males
Black males face a difficult educational battle. Across America, graduation statistics for Black males are sobering. The purpose of this study was to explore why Black males drop out of school and to examine the current employment status of the study participants. The research took place in rural North Carolina. Fifteen Black American male high school dropouts took part in a snowball sample. This study was qualitative and used open and axial codi…
Consanguinity as a Major Predictor of Levels of Democracy
This article examines the hypothesis that although the level of democracy in a society is a complex phenomenon involving many antecedents, consanguinity (marriage and subsequent mating between second cousins or closer relatives) is an important though often overlooked predictor of it. Measures of the two variables correlate substantially in a sample of 70 nations ( r = −0.632, p < 0.001), and consanguinity remains a significant predictor of democ…
The Origins of Political Attitudes and Behaviours
This article provides a behaviour genetic heritability analysis of several political issues, including social and economic conservatism, general interest in politics, attitudes toward the major Canadian federal parties, federal party identification and national vote choice. Substantial genetic effects were found for four of six political attitude scales, with heritability values ranging from 41 per cent to 73 per cent. Genetic effects are also re…
"Edward Bell - Response to the Review of His Book "Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta
Edward Bell, Edward Bell - Response to the Review of His Book "Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta", The Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Winter, 1997), pp. 153-155
Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta
The centrist theory of the lower middle class is widely used to explain the Social Credit movement in Alberta.The theory assumes that members of this class are ul tirnately conservative;if not reactionary, in both outlook and behaviour.However, the application of the theory to the Alberta movement is shown to be problematic f(:\r several reasons.Those offering this explanation do not back up their claims wi th evidence.Empirical analyses of the p…
Riel to Reform
Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta
The centrist theory of the lower middle class is widely used to explain the Social Credit movement in Alberta.The theory assumes that members of this class are ul tirnately conservative;if not reactionary, in both outlook and behaviour.However, the application of the theory to the Alberta movement is shown to be problematic f(:\r several reasons.Those offering this explanation do not back up their claims wi th evidence.Empirical analyses of the p…
The Rise of the Lougheed Conservatives and the Demise of Social Credit in Alberta
In 1971, Peter Lougheed's Conservatives put an end to the long rule of the Social Credit party in Alberta. Many accounts maintain that large-scale social change that occurred in the province as a result of the postwar oil boom was responsible for this important change of government. Urbanization, in particular the expansion of the urban middle classes, secularization and increasing wealth are often cited as the primary causes of Social Credit's d…
The Social Credit Phenomenon in Alberta
Class Voting in the First Alberta Social Credit Election
Many interpretations of the Social Credit movement in Alberta are based on assertions regarding the class basis of its popular support. Since no previous study of Social Credit has offered an empirical account of its popular class base, such an account is provided here. The author analyzes the provincial election of 1935, in which Social Credit first gained power, by comparing party support in the cities, towns and countryside. Within the cities,…
A Reply to Peter R. Sinclair
The Petite Bourgeoisie and Social Credit
Nasal vowel phonemes in French
The Origin of Premier MacDonald’s Visit to America
Essay| November 01 1932 The Origin of Premier MacDonald’s Visit to America Edward Price Bell Edward Price Bell The following article on the origin of the meeting between President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald three years ago is written by the veteran newspaper correspondent who may well claim that he was responsible for bringing about that historic event. Mr. Hoover himself has since declared that Mr. Bell’s “ service in the cause of int…
The Architecture of Ancient Egypt. An Historical Outline
The Origins of Political Attitudes and Behaviours
This article provides a behaviour genetic heritability analysis of several political issues, including social and economic conservatism, general interest in politics, attitudes toward the major Canadian federal parties, federal party identification and national vote choice. Substantial genetic effects were found for four of six political attitude scales, with heritability values ranging from 41 per cent to 73 per cent. Genetic effects are also re…
New evidence on the link between genes, psychological traits, and political engagement
We investigate the link between genes, psychological traits, and political engagement using a new data set containing information on a large sample of young German twins. The TwinLife Study enables us to examine the predominant model of personality, the Big Five framework, as well as traits that fall outside the Big Five, such as cognitive ability, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the underpinnings of political engagement. Our resu…
Consanguinity as a Major Predictor of Levels of Democracy
This article examines the hypothesis that although the level of democracy in a society is a complex phenomenon involving many antecedents, consanguinity (marriage and subsequent mating between second cousins or closer relatives) is an important though often overlooked predictor of it. Measures of the two variables correlate substantially in a sample of 70 nations ( r = −0.632, p < 0.001), and consanguinity remains a significant predictor of democ…
Genetic and environmental influences on sociopolitical attitudes
A new paradigm has emerged in which both genetic and environmental factors are cited as possible influences on sociopolitical attitudes. Despite the increasing acceptance of this paradigm, several aspects of the approach remain underdeveloped. Specifically, limitations arise from a reliance on a twins-only design, and all previous studies have used self-reports only. There are also questions about the extent to which existing findings generalize …
Class Voting in the First Alberta Social Credit Election
Many interpretations of the Social Credit movement in Alberta are based on assertions regarding the class basis of its popular support. Since no previous study of Social Credit has offered an empirical account of its popular class base, such an account is provided here. The author analyzes the provincial election of 1935, in which Social Credit first gained power, by comparing party support in the cities, towns and countryside. Within the cities,…
Graduating Black Males
Black males face a difficult educational battle. Across America, graduation statistics for Black males are sobering. The purpose of this study was to explore why Black males drop out of school and to examine the current employment status of the study participants. The research took place in rural North Carolina. Fifteen Black American male high school dropouts took part in a snowball sample. This study was qualitative and used open and axial codi…
Understanding African American Males’ Schooling Experiences
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how African American males feel about their schooling experiences. Eighteen participants were selected for this inquiry. This study took place in eastern North Carolina. Many African American males lack early learning experiences to adequately prepare for a positive schooling experience. The findings from this study might prove helpful for working with African American males in an educationa…
The Rise of the Lougheed Conservatives and the Demise of Social Credit in Alberta
In 1971, Peter Lougheed's Conservatives put an end to the long rule of the Social Credit party in Alberta. Many accounts maintain that large-scale social change that occurred in the province as a result of the postwar oil boom was responsible for this important change of government. Urbanization, in particular the expansion of the urban middle classes, secularization and increasing wealth are often cited as the primary causes of Social Credit's d…
Nasal vowel phonemes in French
The Genetic and the Sociological
We argue that consilience, or the unity of all knowledge, is an important goal for all researchers to pursue. The philosophical foundations of this position are explored, and then an empirical study is presented that illustrates what could be gained by melding behaviour genetic, sociological and other perspectives on politics. Twin data are analysed to examine the extent to which sociological factors can explain the variation in three dependent v…
The Petite Bourgeoisie and Social Credit
The Architecture of Ancient Egypt. An Historical Outline
The Origin of Premier MacDonald’s Visit to America
Essay| November 01 1932 The Origin of Premier MacDonald’s Visit to America Edward Price Bell Edward Price Bell The following article on the origin of the meeting between President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald three years ago is written by the veteran newspaper correspondent who may well claim that he was responsible for bringing about that historic event. Mr. Hoover himself has since declared that Mr. Bell’s “ service in the cause of int…
Nasal vowel phonemes in French
A Reply to Peter R. Sinclair
The Petite Bourgeoisie and Social Credit
The Social Credit Phenomenon in Alberta
Class Voting in the First Alberta Social Credit Election
Many interpretations of the Social Credit movement in Alberta are based on assertions regarding the class basis of its popular support. Since no previous study of Social Credit has offered an empirical account of its popular class base, such an account is provided here. The author analyzes the provincial election of 1935, in which Social Credit first gained power, by comparing party support in the cities, towns and countryside. Within the cities,…
The Rise of the Lougheed Conservatives and the Demise of Social Credit in Alberta
In 1971, Peter Lougheed's Conservatives put an end to the long rule of the Social Credit party in Alberta. Many accounts maintain that large-scale social change that occurred in the province as a result of the postwar oil boom was responsible for this important change of government. Urbanization, in particular the expansion of the urban middle classes, secularization and increasing wealth are often cited as the primary causes of Social Credit's d…
Riel to Reform
Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta
The centrist theory of the lower middle class is widely used to explain the Social Credit movement in Alberta.The theory assumes that members of this class are ul tirnately conservative;if not reactionary, in both outlook and behaviour.However, the application of the theory to the Alberta movement is shown to be problematic f(:\r several reasons.Those offering this explanation do not back up their claims wi th evidence.Empirical analyses of the p…
Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta
The centrist theory of the lower middle class is widely used to explain the Social Credit movement in Alberta.The theory assumes that members of this class are ul tirnately conservative;if not reactionary, in both outlook and behaviour.However, the application of the theory to the Alberta movement is shown to be problematic f(:\r several reasons.Those offering this explanation do not back up their claims wi th evidence.Empirical analyses of the p…
"Edward Bell - Response to the Review of His Book "Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta
Edward Bell, Edward Bell - Response to the Review of His Book "Social Classes and Social Credit in Alberta", The Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Winter, 1997), pp. 153-155
The Origins of Political Attitudes and Behaviours
This article provides a behaviour genetic heritability analysis of several political issues, including social and economic conservatism, general interest in politics, attitudes toward the major Canadian federal parties, federal party identification and national vote choice. Substantial genetic effects were found for four of six political attitude scales, with heritability values ranging from 41 per cent to 73 per cent. Genetic effects are also re…
Consanguinity as a Major Predictor of Levels of Democracy
This article examines the hypothesis that although the level of democracy in a society is a complex phenomenon involving many antecedents, consanguinity (marriage and subsequent mating between second cousins or closer relatives) is an important though often overlooked predictor of it. Measures of the two variables correlate substantially in a sample of 70 nations ( r = −0.632, p < 0.001), and consanguinity remains a significant predictor of democ…
Graduating Black Males
Black males face a difficult educational battle. Across America, graduation statistics for Black males are sobering. The purpose of this study was to explore why Black males drop out of school and to examine the current employment status of the study participants. The research took place in rural North Carolina. Fifteen Black American male high school dropouts took part in a snowball sample. This study was qualitative and used open and axial codi…
Genetic Foundations of Attitude Formation
Since the pioneering work of Eaves and Eysenck (1974) appeared in Nature some 40 years ago, psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, and behavioral geneticists have investigated the effects of nature and nurture on the formation of social attitudes. It has consistently been found that manifestations of social attitudes (i.e., preferences, values, and beliefs pertaining to things such as politics, religion and the treatment of ingroups a…
Understanding African American Males’ Schooling Experiences
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how African American males feel about their schooling experiences. Eighteen participants were selected for this inquiry. This study took place in eastern North Carolina. Many African American males lack early learning experiences to adequately prepare for a positive schooling experience. The findings from this study might prove helpful for working with African American males in an educationa…
A Narrative Inquiry
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to understand how a Black male experienced the interview process while seeking a teaching position. The participant and I attempted to answer how race and/or gender played a role in his interviewing experiences. The researcher used a qualitative approach to interview this individual. Data analysis revealed major findings contributing to this Black male’s interviewing experiences: Racism played in…
The Genetic and the Sociological
We argue that consilience, or the unity of all knowledge, is an important goal for all researchers to pursue. The philosophical foundations of this position are explored, and then an empirical study is presented that illustrates what could be gained by melding behaviour genetic, sociological and other perspectives on politics. Twin data are analysed to examine the extent to which sociological factors can explain the variation in three dependent v…
Genetic and environmental influences on sociopolitical attitudes
A new paradigm has emerged in which both genetic and environmental factors are cited as possible influences on sociopolitical attitudes. Despite the increasing acceptance of this paradigm, several aspects of the approach remain underdeveloped. Specifically, limitations arise from a reliance on a twins-only design, and all previous studies have used self-reports only. There are also questions about the extent to which existing findings generalize …
New evidence on the link between genes, psychological traits, and political engagement
We investigate the link between genes, psychological traits, and political engagement using a new data set containing information on a large sample of young German twins. The TwinLife Study enables us to examine the predominant model of personality, the Big Five framework, as well as traits that fall outside the Big Five, such as cognitive ability, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the underpinnings of political engagement. Our resu…
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