Political socialization 2796453 220160772 2008-06-18T15:42:14Z 152.9.102.200 '''Political socialization''' is a concept concerning the “study of the developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes and behaviours” (Powell, 2003, p. 20). ==Agents of Socialization== These [[Agents of Socialization]] all influence in one degree or another an individual's political opinions: Family, Media, Friends, Teachers, Religion, Race, Gender, Age, Geography, etc. Most political opinions are formed during [[childhood]]. ==Factors== The agents a child surrounds him/herself during childhood are crucial to the child's development of future voting behaviours. Some of these agents include: # Family: Glass et al (1986) recognizes family (1) as a primary influence in the development of a child’s political orientation, mainly due to constant relationship between parents and child {| class="wikitable" |- | Child's party | Parent=Dem | Parent=Ind | Parent=Rep |- | Democrat | 66% | 29% | 13% |- | Independent | 27% | 53% | 36% |- | Republican | 7% | 17% | 51% |} # Schools: most influential of all agents # Mass Media: Becker et al (1975) argue that the media (2) functions as a political information-giver to adolescents and young children. # Religion: # Political Parties: Scholars such as Campbell (1960) note that political parties (3) have very little direct influence on a child due to a contrast of social factors such as age, context, power, etc. # Work Place ==References== *L.B. Becker, M. M. (1975). Family traditions. In S. C. (ed), Political Communication: Issues and strategies for research (pp. 126-139). New York: Praeger. *Campbell, C. M. (1960). The American Voter. New York: John Wiley. *J. Glass, V. B. (1986). Attitude similarity in three generational families: Socialization, status inheritance, or reciprocal influence? American Sociological Review , 685-698. *Powell, L. (2003). Political Socialization: The development of Political Attitudes. In L. Powell, Political Campaign Communication: Inside and Out (p. 20). Birmingham: University of Alabama. [[Category:subfields of political science]] {{sociology-stub}} {{polisci-stub}} [[lt:Politinė socializacija]] [[th:การกล่อมเกลาทางการเมือง]]