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Social Identity and Genetic Variability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

R. A. Cartwright ,
H. J. Hargreaves  and
E. Sunderland
R. A. Cartwright
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Durham
H. J. Hargreaves
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Durham
E. Sunderland
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Durham
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Summary

The paper presents the results of five polymorphic systems in a sample of 999 individuals from Nottinghamshire. The results are classified by the socio-economic grouping of parents and self.

The results show that social class differences for the genetic attributes exist and are almost linear when aggregated distances are computed. There are differences, however, between parental and offspring results. These differences may be the result of changes in social class over the last generation. This social mobility is investigated and it is shown that an upward movement in social class is associated with characteristic genotype groupings.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , January 1978 , pp. 23 - 33
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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