UNIT 3 - POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND SPECTRUM Flashcards
family
Influence of the family of political socialization in two factors: communication and receptivity. children at an early age learn their parents political values. decline of liberal ideological self-identification
gender and age
women tend to lean more democrat than men
gender gap- women vote more than men do and there are more women in the US than men; they’re more likely to vote for social services
school
indoctrination
higher educated people tend to vote republican (diff now)
white collar-repub, blue collar-dem (diff now)
religious/ ethnic background
democrat- catholics and jews and atheists
republicans- protestants
(less determined by religion, more about devoutness)
immigrants are more likely democrat (latinos)
minorities are more likely democrat
media
influences the youth because news comes from biased sources
peer groups
the people that you choose to be round influence your political beliefs
geography
urban=democrat
rural woman are the basis of the vote
political efficacy
the belief that ones political participation really matters- that ones vote can actually make a difference
party identification
a citizens self-proclaimed preference for one party or the other
straight ticket voting
voting for only one party with disregard to candidates
split ticket voting
voting for specific candidates based on values
ballot fatigue
losing interest by the end of the ballot and not voting for the candidates at the end
time-zone fallout
polls close on the east coast before the west coast and skews the voting on the west coast
demography
the science of population changes
public opinion
the distribution of the population’s beliefs about politics and policy issues
random sampling
operates on the principle that everyone should have an equal probability of being selected for the sample
exit poll
public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict elections and winner quickly (asking every tenth person how they voted=timezone fallout)
political ideology
a coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events
political socialization
process how people gain their political orientation
minority majority
non hispanic whites will represent a minority and minority groups will represent the majority
motor voter law
voters can register at motor vehicle departments to help fight voter decline (1993)
liberals
favor: equality (affirmative action, programs to employ minorities, and public housing) by government activities
oppose: government actions that restrict liberties (banning sexually explicit movies or flag burning)
populists
favor: equality (affirmative action, employ minorities, public housing
favor: government action that impose social order, such as banning sexually explicit movies or outlawing flag burning
libertarians
oppose: government activities that interfere with the market, like affirmative action to employ minorities and public housing spending
oppose: government actions that restrict individual liberties, like banning sexually explicit movies or outlawing flag burning
conservatives
oppose: government activities that interfere with the market, like affirmative action to employ minorities or increased public housing spending
favor: government actions that impose social order, such as banning sexually explicit movies or outlawing flag burning
radicals
A person who believes in swift and major changes in existing institutions towards involvement to help solve social problems
moderate
A person who holds some liberal and some conservative beliefs
reactionary
A person who is extremely displeased with the existing conditions and supports a return to more conservative ways
