Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 215-222 , July 2007

What is the relevance of attachment and life history to political values?

Received 27 May 2006 ,Accepted 25 January 2007.

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PII: S1090-5138(07)00020-7

doi: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.01.005

Evolution & Human Behavior
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 215-222 , July 2007