Esaay- 4,11 Political Socilization

Question 1

Agents of political socialization:school?

Answer 1

• school introduces students to structural hierarchy

- all provincial gov control what courses are taught

Question 2

Agents of political socialization: religion?

Answer 2

• less people following religions therefor less influential
• religions in Canada teach their followers to respect authority and obey rules and live peacefully and socially responsible lives

Question 3

Agents of political socialization: peer group?

Answer 3

• friends, acquaintances, others who share similar age background interests and characteristics
• usually same social class, religion and location
• reinforce persons attitude and values of family, religion and school

Question 4

Effects of political socialization?

Answer 4

• different than political indoctrination

- people exposed to all political thoughts, systems and cultures, people encourage to asses political ideas

Question 5

Orientations of political socialization?

Answer 5

Parochial: feel so not have role in politics. Cannot effect it, does not effect them. Do not participate in any way.

Subject: gov impacts them but they have no influence on it. Vote but do not participate in more than that.

Participant: Learn how gov works, influences them and understand how they may effect gov policies/actively participate

Question 6

Agents of political socialization: family?

Answer 6

• first social unit
• schools now teach things families used to
• family provides love,security and companionship
• establishes social class, religion and language
• politically socializes by:
  1) family teaches child how to respond to authority
  2) attitudes that family instil about gov and law
  3) families teach children how to gather info about world around them