Alcohol Dependence: Assortative Mating

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Alcohol Dependence: Assortative Mating

What are the 3 sources of spousal association?
assortative mating (seeking partners with certain characteristics), social homogamy (spouses are similar because their environments are correlated), reciprocal spousal interactions (the behavior of one's partner impacts an individual's behavior and vice versa)
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What are the 3 sources of spousal association? assortative mating (seeking partners with certain characteristics), social homogamy (spouses are similar because their environments are correlated), reciprocal spousal interactions (the behavior of one's partner impacts an individual's behavior and vice versa)
With assortative mating, why is DZ not .5? It is .5(1+ua2). If not, the excessive similarity will come up as shared environment.

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