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Political Socialization and Public Opinion Terms in this set (32)Political Socialization The Process through which an individual acquires his particular political orientations-his knowledge, feeling, and evaluations regarding his political world. Some political scientists believe that our attitudes about issues are grounded in our political values. Agents of Political Socialization Family, school, peers and mass media are the most important. other factors are religion, race and ethnicity, gender, age, the region where you live and political events. Public Opinion What the public thinks about a particular issue or set of issues at any point in time. based on the sum total of a selection of individuals' views on issues, candidates, and various public policies. Agents of Political Socialization: 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-identifcation Agents of Political Socialization: School and Peers Children are taught respect for the USA when learning the Pledge of Allegiance, support for the flag, most children are patriotic despite negative views that adults have about the country. (i.e. during US action in Iraq, many people questioned the us, but children sent letters and packages. Agents of Political Socialization: Mass Media The average adult spends nearly 30 hours a week in front of the tv. talk shows, radio, newsletters, magazines and blogs are important sources of info, yet they are not always reliable. Tv can enlighten voters and encourage voter turnout. Sound bites are misleading. Many people use the internet to research candidates. Agents of Political Socialization: Religion 76% of all Americans consider religion an important part of their lives. many issues are influenced by religion and lead by religious people. i.e. civil rights movement, lead by Reverend Martin Luther King. Jerry Falwell lead the Moral Majority group and helped aid in Ronald Reagan's election. Figure 11.2 Religious Ideologies Protestants: 49% Conservative Agents of Political Socialization: Race and Ethnicity Differences in Political Socialization appear early between blacks and whites. young blacks show positive feelings about society but it lessens over time. they fail to hold the president in esteem accorded by white children. Differences continue through adulthood. Many differences were revealed after Hurricane Katrina. Both races agreed that the gov'ts response was slow because most of the affected were poor or black. Agents of Political Socialization: Gender Women have different opinions from men on a variety of issues. Thought to be reaised more nurturing and caring and men are more aggressive. this leads to different political orientations. Women, particularly unmarried women usually vote Democrat, while white men are the core of the Republican party. Women have more liberal attitudes about social welfare concerns, education, juvenile justice, capital punishment, and the environment. They have negative views on war, and the gender gap in military affairs was small during 9/11. Agents of Political Socialization: Age asdf Agents of Political Socialization: Region a;lkdsjfa Public Opinion Polls Interview or surveys with samples of citizens that are used to estimate the feelings and beliefs of the entire population Random Sampling A method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of being selected Stratified Sampling A variation of random sampling; census data are used to divide the country into four sampling regions. Sets of counties and standard metropolitan statistical areas are then randomly selected in proportion to the total national population. Straw Polls Unscientific surveys used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues and policies Push Polls Polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would lead respondents to vote against that candidate Tracking polls Continuous surveys that enable a campaign to chart its daily rise or fall in support. Exit polls Polls conducted at selected polling places on Election Day Sampling Error or Margin of Error A measure of the accuracy of a a public opinion poll Personal Benefits Americans are I centered. "people vote with their pocketbooks." When faced with policies that don't affect us or involve moral issues, we have difficulty forming an opinion. Political Ideology The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals Effects of Public Opinion and pooling on government and politics laksdjf
History of Public Opinion Research . A group that overwhelmingly votes Democratic African Americans Fastest growing age group Seniors Political Knowledge and participation rate in politics The more knowledge you have the more you'll participate (direct relationship) Leaders-high approval Politicians with a high approval rating tend to have more power Determining factor for Americans voting See how it pertains to themselves how people get their political info Late night comedy shows Specific political attitudes develop from a number of sources. Identify three of these sources, and explain how they affect political ideology. Family-young people know and share their parents political beliefs. Dinner table is a political classroom where families discuss and share values. Issues on civil liberties and race, young people tend to be more liberal
than their parents. Public opinion polling is used to measure American's beliefs about a number of issues, and polling can be relatively accurate under certain conditions. Identify and explain how two of the factors listed believe can impact the accuracy of a public opinion poll. Random sample-the way questions are worded-sampling error Accurate polling requires random sample of adult population. any voter has an = chance of being interviewed. pollsters make lists of regions according
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What is an agent of political socialization quizlet?What are the 6 agents of political socialization? The Family, Schools, Mass Media, Peers, Churches and religion, Political Institutions and Leaders. -It is the first agent of socialization that a child encounters.
Which is one of the influences on political socialization quizlet?Political socialization can occur because of family, peers, the mass media and many other factors. 3.) We said in class that political socialization is an influence of American political culture, history, and a set of common beliefs.
What has the biggest impact on your political socialization quizlet?The family usually plays the largest role in political socialization and people tend to vote the same way as their parents vote.
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