Essay 1

Question 1

Political socialization is the process by which a person learns about the world of politics and develops their political beliefs. This can be family dinners, watching news programs or shows, it begins early in childhood. Children tend to adopt their parents views.

Answer 1

Adolescents learn through branching out into culture and therefore will be swayed more by cultural events. Early Primairy education has been shown to teach children to look at the president as a benevolent overlord of the government.

Question 2

University students tend to have much different views on politics than those who have not attended a university, so states university textbook.

Answer 2

-more tolerant, more likely to support democrat values, more liberal

Question 3

Political Ideas can be shaped by class and social standing, as well as income

Answer 3

Factors that will influence the tendency to form a specific political identification will be racial, and ethnic influences on social issues, and religious background also where the person grew up or lives.