Jul 16 2013
Politics of Parenting: Boys With Sisters More Likely To Become Republicans As Adults
Launching our brand new series on Parenting and Child Development today is a new study with surprising results on how political tendencies may begin brewing during childhood.
A survey that was begun more than 25 years ago, followed more than 3000 people from childhood into adulthood and found that boys who were raised with sisters were more likely to grow up to be Republicans. The effect is more pronounced for boys with only sisters and no brothers.
Researchers theorize that when boys are exposed to gender stereotypes in childhood – specifically watching their sisters be expected to help with house-hold chores – they are more likely to identify with the politics of the GOP as adults.
GUEST: Andrew Healy, lead author of the report which was published in the Journal of Politics, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Loyola Marymount University
Click here to download a copy of the original paper.
One Response to “Politics of Parenting: Boys With Sisters More Likely To Become Republicans As Adults”
Does this effect differ depending on the political affiliation of the parents?
And does whether girls have brothers or not affect their political learnings?