Most Americans get their political beliefs from their family, the media and from the school. Families are mostly known to structure the American teens on their point of view towards a political issue. This is true considering some of my attitudes towards a political topic comes from my parents'. For example, when my parents are watching the news they say some comments saying what they would do, and I would agree with them or think the contrary. This is when the school comes along. When I agree with my parents, I stick to the opinion and see it as a fact, but then school informs you saying what is truth and what is false, what is right to do and what is useless. This is when school supports my parents ideas or disagree with them, and that’s …show more content…
I have formed my political party identification by volunteering at summer camp. Every summer, I go to a summer camp and we would go to a food bank to create boxes full of canned meals for the needy. By volunteering, it has given me a chance to give back to the people and by this it strengthens my political party identification. I think my political party identification is really strong, as in the idea because its focus is providing for the people and there is a lot of people who needs aid. But in the PewResearchCenter’s “Trends in Political Identification, 1989-2014,” we can see that in 2008 - 2014 many Americans have identified themselves more independent that democratic. But I’m pretty sure that most Americans has identified themselves more as a democrat this year because of the passing of the same-sex marriage. I think the Democratic party is going to slowly decrease over the years, but will rapidly increase when there's a conflict towards the nation, for example a terrorist attack. Despite Americans moving in and out of the democratic label, I will always consider myself as a democrat because I care a lot of the people and giving back to the
When it comes to my political beliefs, I am indecisive between being a Republican or a Democrat. The reason for this, is because I never really showed enough interest into learning more about politics. As for my politically ideology, I feel that I am more liberal than I am conservative. In theory, ideology is defined in two ways, “(1) Organized set of political attitudes based on underlying principles”, and “(2) a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the role of government” (McAtee). An Individual’s political ideology can be formed from public opinions and agents of socializations (McAtee). According to the quiz I took on “Politopia.com”, the results showed that I was “Centerville”, which means that I am in between of being a Democrat or a Republican, or that I support both sides and yet oppose to both sides.
Political ideology holds an important place when determining what to consider yourself as. The Republican Party holds a vision that is established on American traditions of family, community, and
Political commentators often label American students not as liberals or conservatives, but simply as apathetic citizens unconcerned with political issues. The number of students venturing to the polls continues to be depressing to any advocate of a democratic form of government. Outside of political science classrooms, few students seem to be knowledgeable of simple political events and personalities.
My mother and father have been a phenomenal influence on my upbringing when it comes to politics. This has all started from the communication we have as a family. When I started my history classes, I would come home and talk about the previous conversations on the election at the time or any trending political topic. Our discussions would always educate me on what the topic may be. For instance, when I was fourteen I didn’t know too much about being a part of a political party. My parents taught me that choosing a party is important. Both parties have opposing views on society’s military, government, money, individualism, and equality beliefs in America. I started building my own views about our government and whether I was Democrat or Republican. As a young adult, I’ve learned so much about our government and what it means to be a citizen. To my father, being a true citizen was more than being legally recognized in America; it is participating in the voting of an election, being a part of local peer groups, and supporting a campaign. My Dad is a stickler on knowing your rights as a United States citizens. I wrote a paper as to why the 13th and 19th amendment was so important, how it changed the equality and freed African Americans from Slavery, and gave women the right to register to vote. This has been a way f...
I am an athlete, and also enjoy reading and watching political sitcoms. My parents are teachers who have raised me to work hard and have shared with me a lot of their political ideas and morals. Coming into this class I like to think I have a good idea of my Political Ideology and have a decent idea of the news that was happening around me. Through this class I hope to become more informed about the “Hot Button Issues” so that I can know exactly where I fall politically and become an informed voter. I hope these things will help shape me and maybe change my mind on some issues. Through all of this I am a liberal, socially and especially economically, considering both of my parents are teachers which is an underpaid profession ;this has influenced me to side with liberals on major issues or talking points such as abortion, same sex-marriage, and higher taxes on the rich.
A lot of things have played a role in my personal political socialization. Political ideology is the places where you have informed your beliefs from. The first example of where I get my personal political socialization is from my family. Second I have influence from my location in the U.S.A. Finally I get influence from Narragansett High School which is the school I currently attend. That is where I received my personal political socialization from.
The 2008 presidential election made history by having both the first African American and the first female presidential nominees running against one another. The 2040 election will make election history yet again by having the first, African American, female nominee running for the office of Commander-in-Chief, me! During my time in grade school I became interested in politics. It was out of the ordinary for my age and understanding, but I watched one the greatest, Barack Obama. At this age I really didn’t comprehend what was really going on, I just wanted to do it. As years past on I decided to start writing how I could build my way up on how to be just like Barack Obama. I read multiple books on Barack himself, as well as his wife. I took
My political identity results determine that I was a disaffected democrat that believed the economic system is unfair due to favors of powerful interests. Which is true because as a young black female it is tough for Americans to have the financial stability to survive especially for black Americans. One of my results about the government performance was 63 percent with the belief that they lacked maintenance for people that are in need. The primary example will be Hurricane Harvey that has caused historic flooding. The flooding of the Hurricane impacted an increase in jobs and a place to live for people moving from Houston to Atlanta. Although the government lack maintenance and decision making for programs, that can maybe change in the
Identity-“Ones personal qualities.”Identiy is something only he or she can fully define. My uncle says I am affectionate,cheerful, and calm. My grandmother sees me as slim, pretty and sweet. My dad described me as perky, cheerful and happy, my mom says beautiful, gentle, and self-conscious. These adjectives describe me accurately, yet they are only abstract versions of me. Adjectives cannot begin to describe me and I aknowlege these descriptions for what they are, a condensed translation from my outward self to the world. It is impossible for anyone to understand me completely because nobody has experienced the things I have. My mother has never cherished a raggedy doll named Katie and my father never spent hours upon hours making collages and scrap books for his future children. My uncle never hid in the back of a pick-up-truck and traveled four hours to New York and my grandmother has never walked hours in the rain looking for the Queen of England. My identity is something only I can define.
Few people know their own political beliefs. Although this sounds strange I truly believe it, considering the varying political opinions that are constantly being thrown at us from the television, the news, the radio, magazines, our families, and even the president. So much influence makes it hard to maintain personal political views; your own opinion can easily be swayed. The media often presents information on current issues that may cause someone to stray from their original, authentic position. In order to reestablish a personal opinion, everything else must be set aside, and all outside influences disregarded. Having done this, and having taken several political quizzes, I was surprised to find myself, according to the political quizzes, considered a centrist- a moderate or middle grounder. Prior to exploring my own political views I considered myself a conservative. Having been influenced by the media and especially by my family I thought of myself as a true conservative in every way. Until recently, I never even bothered to have my own political views; what I heard from family members I accepted as true and learned what I could from the media. Although I still passionately support the Republican Party on many issues, I discovered that with all other influences set aside, I have more moderate, and surprisingly several liberal opinions than I ever would have acknowledged.
Today's society, as a whole, tends to view young people as indifferent and blasé about the world around them. However, students feel that they are tuned out by politics. According to the responses to the survey I gave, college students feel that the issues addresses do not pertain to them, and are not relevant to their lives. Issues such as Medicare, and what to do about social security are not a concern of young people and their lives right now.
Political identification is an individual voter’s psychological ties to one party or another (Ginsberg, et. al. 2014: 218). This is also a long-term factor affecting the election outcome. The vast majority of American voters are voting in accordance with the parties.
I recently stood up for my belief in the Democratic system. I understood from a young age how much freedom a Democracy can offer as opposed to Communism and Socialism. My mother would tell me how the Americans the freest people in the world sacrificed so much for a small country that was threatened by the expansion of Communism. If you look at North Korea they are the most economically restricted country in the world, they starve their own people, and are not willing to be at peace with their neighbors. The way I attempted to contribute to the Democratic process was to volunteer for my local State Senator Ted Kennedy Jr. What I wanted to do was to help my community by taking part in a local election because local elections have more influence
The family influences children at a young age when parent's political viewpoints are unconditionally and naturally accepted. This information guides our first political preferences and opinions and statistically is the majority of the ideals we retain. Later on in life, as children mature and are able to make their own rational decisions, most retain the political values instilled in them at a young age and over time may relate them to peers. Varying agents of socialization, like education and media influence our political opinions as adults. While some of the tactics used by these modes are obvious, others are less direct. Supplementary information can be gained from methods appealing to long-
(Ibid9-11). Political socialisation begins early on in life and is an ongoing process affecting individuals throughout. It is how people eventually identify personal beliefs and expectations. These political views can include our level of patriotism, faith in democratic System, standards by which we hold governing bodies, and opinion regarding public policies from the classroom, the office, to the dinner table. Much of our life affects our political opinions.