Political socialization
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'''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]]
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