Heritability of class and status
Implications for sociological theory and research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11680237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arno Van Hootegem (0000-0002-9559-8038, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Adrian Farner Rogne (0000-0003-2617-161X, Institute for Social Research), Torkild Hovde Lyngstad (0000-0001-7830-9305, University of Oslo) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Pages | 100940-100940 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-5624 • E-ISSN: 1878-5654 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.rssm.2024.100940 |
| OpenAlex | W4399188524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 67 |
Most individual-level outcomes of interest to sociologists are indirectly influenced by genetics, including socioeconomic outcomes like education, income, wealth, and occupational status. Despite this knowledge, an integration of sociological theories of class and status with the research literature on genetic heritability is largely lacking, and no previous studies have investigated the role of genetics specifically for class attainment – a central concept in sociology. To amend this, we estimate how much variation in such positions can be attributed to genetic and environmental factors in roughly 5000 Norwegian twin pairs. The results suggest that the variability in class and status attainment is influenced by genetics to a non-negligible degree, while shared environmental factors play a modest role as well. This is in line with previous findings using genetically informed designs to study other socioeconomic outcomes. Our study suggests that in addition to social environments, variation in class and status attainment can partly be explained by genetics
Behavioural genetics · Biology · Class (philosophy · Economics · Educational attainment · Epistemology · Heritability · Norwegian · Population · Social class · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Status attainment · Twin study · Variation (astronomy · Anthropology · Birth, Development, and Health · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Genetics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |