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Political Socialization

 

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Where do our political beliefs come

from? 

● ...and what shapes whether we are

engaged/involved in civics?

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 Agents of Socialization

●Family

●Schools

●Churches

●Media

●Friends

●Elites

●Demographics

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It's all about who/what you are

around.

 

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Family 

●Family

○Do your political views reflect your parents?OR 

○ Are there differences -- a generation gap?

■ Jennings and Markus

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Demographics

●Race and Ethnicity

●Age

●Gender 

●Geography