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Alright, let’s not panic. I’ll make the
money by selling one of my livers. I
can get by with one.
• Bart Simpson: "Didn't you wonder why you were getting checks for doing absolutely nothing?"
• Grandpa Simpson: "I figured because the democrats were in power again."
I will NOT call Mr. Cummings a Socialist
Pig or a Fascist Swine…
I don’t apologize Lisa. I’m sorry,
but that’s just the way I am.
Political Socialization- The complex process through which individuals become aware of politics and acquire their political values.
Agents of Political Agents of Political SocializationSocialization
• Family• Education• Religion• Gender• Race and Ethnicity• Community, Peers, Spouse• The Media
FamilyFamily
FamilyFamily
•Single most important factor influencing ideology
•Party identification
•Dinner-table
•Red-diaper babies
•When change does occur….
FamilyFamily
FamilyFamily 19671967
EducationEducation
EducationEducation•Elementary school
•Secondary School
•College- information, peers, professors
Education increases awareness and understanding of politics and produces a greater tolerance toward the actions and opinions of others.
WHO IS FONZY? Don’t they teach you anything in
school?
Urban AdolescentsUrban Adolescents
ReligionReligion
Do I know what rhetorical means?
Those with More Education Those with More Education and Higher Income, tend to and Higher Income, tend to
favor Freedom.favor Freedom.
Hey Flanders, it’s no use praying. I already did the
same thing and we both can’t win.
Those that feel the Those that feel the Bible is God’s word Bible is God’s word tend to favor Order tend to favor Order over Freedom and over Freedom and
Freedom over Equality.Freedom over Equality.
ReligionReligion
•Jews
•Catholics
•Protestants
•Social Status and Religious Tradition
•“Religiosity”
GenderGender
•Gender Gap
•Gender-sensitive issues
•Men- tend to be more conservative
•Women- tend to be more liberal
2004 Election
Bush Kerry
• Women 48% 51%
• Men 55% 44%
Race Race and and
EthnicityEthnicity
Race and EthnicityRace and Ethnicity
•African Americans
•Asian Americans
•Latin Americans “sleeping giant”
•Cuban Americans
•Mexican Americans
Total
population% of
population
Total population 281,421,906 100.0%
White 211,460,626 75.1
Black or African American 34,658,190 12.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,475,956 0.9
Asian 10,242,998 3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 398,835 0.1%
Some other race 15,359,073 5.5
Two or more races 6,826,228 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 35,305,818 12.5
SpouseSpouse
The socialization process The socialization process continues in later life.continues in later life.
Community and PeersCommunity and Peers
The MediaThe Media
Raise and Frame Issues
GatekeeperScorekeeperWatchdog
