Why do certain people affiliate themselves with certain political parties? What factors influence the way a person casts their vote or the way they self identify themselves? Political scientists will cite multiple factors that influence individual political leanings. Race, education, religion, family, location, economic standing, and media influence are just some of the potential factors that play a determining role in a persons political positions. Over the course of ones lifetime the process of integrating those outside factors into political values is called political socialization. For the millennial voting generation (ages 18-29), their age limits the amount of life experiences they have to draw from. Most of the political socialization …show more content…
Those seven independent variables are; Religion (question Relig_imp, is religion important to the respondent), Education (question dem_edugroup, What is the respondents highest level of education), Social Economic Group (question incom5, what is the respondents income quintile), Race (question demraceeth4, what is the respondents race or ethnic group), Gender (question gender, what is the respondents gender), Parental Views (question dem_parents, political status of parents), and Political Knowledge (question polknowledge, range of respondents political knowledge). It is noted that there are more factors to political socialization then the above listed seven, but said seven are being examined as the factors that weigh most heavily influential in political socialization. Other factors will be identified as possible reasoning for skew and outliers found in the analysis. For the second portion of the paper the independent variable will be drawn from question dem_age3, what is the respondents age group. This question will identify the age groups to be labeled hence forth as; Millennials (18-29), Generation X (30-49), Baby Boomers (50-69), Silent Generation (70-84), and the Greatest Generation (85+) (D. DeSilver, The Politics of American
Millions of citizens around the United States, at some point in their lifetime, obtain a political ideology. Typically, their political values are influenced by their parents. Political scientists have identified that around age eleven, children begin to develop political opinion. According to Wilson’s, American Government: Institutions and Policies, 91% of a high school senior class indentified with the same party as their parents (American Government 158). I can attest to this since I in fact have the same party association as my parents. Ever since I was young, I categorized myself as a Democrat due to the fact that my elders were. However, as I have matured I am able to recognize the beliefs and ideologies that followers of certain parties possess. Since I have been more exposed to the political arena I am able analyze the issues more critically and hence I continuously question whether I should classify myself as a Democrat or Republican.
Growing up i remember we would put signs in our front yard and they were always for democratic candidates that were running for office, and I feel that this subconsciously helped me side with liberals from an early age since I was so impressionable. My dad took me with him to go door to door trying to help someone get elected i don't remember which candidate it was but i remember him being a democrat and we would talk to the people who would listen about the candidate’s ideas on the major issues. I remember agreeing with this candidate’s ideas just like when I took a political ideaologies quiz at isidewith.com I agreed with Bernie Sanders because I think the goverment should help those who are in need. Most nights during the week before I go to bed my dad will be watching either The Daily Show or The Colbert Report I join him because the show is funny and the hosts of the shows share most of the same political belief as me. Due to me siding with these tv show hosts and Bernie Sanders I will vote along their political
The views of my parents were the first experiences that I had relating to politics, and they helped shape the political opinions and beliefs that I hold today. In this paper, I will be discussing the political party I identify with, as well as which interest groups have influenced my life and beliefs the most. I will also discuss specific policies that I support, and what we as Americans can and cannot do because of the laws passed by the political party that I support. I will also touch on my personal level of interest and involvement in my political party.
The sociological imagination is a strong driving force for societies to understanding and change their norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors etc... However, there is much that goes into understanding what a sociological imagination is. So the question must be asked, what is a sociological imagination and how does it affect our views on the world? Simply put there are many things that occur in society that need to be changed in order to have equality and justness in a society or even in the world. Sociology strives to link why humans do certain things and what are the factors that can be changed over time to positively affect society. There are different levels of evaluation in regards to sociological imagination, for example: the difference
Throughout history people have used marijuana for its dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds to relieve pain, stress, and other medical issues from one’s life. Within the recent years it has become one of the most debated issues in the United States. In the 1930s, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs) claimed that marijuana was a “gateway” drug and was a powerful, addicting substance. During the sixties marijuana became a symbol for rebellion against authority so it became very popular by college students and “hippies”. So in 1982, Drug Enforcement Administration increased pressure on drug farms and houses which decreased the use of marijuana. In the past twenty years marijuana has become a
The question asked “ Based on your understanding of the text and class lectures, do you know enough about American Parties and elections to understand contemporary American politics?” (Take Home Test). To answer this question I would say yes I have learned enough in this class to say that I do understand enough about contemporary American politics in general. I do however believe that American politics is a living thing and that change can happen at any time and no one can learn or know enough about contemporary American politics. I think the most useful things that we learned in class to help with a general understanding is how the system works and the over abundance of problems that the system does have. The basic concepts that
As people socialize, they create interactions whose products are influential to act back upon the people to determine or constrain actions. Moreover, social interactions may be likened to a theatre whereby people are the actors as the rest of the people are the audience. These other people actively observe the role-playing and respond by reacting to the performances. However, people’s behaviors tend to change when they are alone as they get rid of the roles they play in front of others.
There are many agents and stages of socialization. Agents are the things that influence us throughout all of our stages. Family, church, media, schools, and peers are all agents. The stages of socialization are our stages of life, but all cultures have fewer or more stages than others. Childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age are the stages in the United States culture. Adolescence can be a very odd stage for anyone but some cultures do not even have it, some countries feel as though adolescence is not needed or that there is not enough time for it. For example, in a country that is mostly a hunting and gathering culture, they will not have adolescence because they need everyone to help out nomatter the gender or age so there is no need to waste time with adolescence when they are brought up in childhood learning all the things that they need to do.
As I sketch my sociological portrait, I find myself first looking at the multiple statuses I hold in society and how each came about. I am not only a father to an young adult, but a son, a brother, a friend to many, a neighbor, a student once again and a blue-collar worker. Each of these statuses developed during various times in my life, and requires me to take on, at times, numerous roles. These statuses have defined who I have become and the impacts I have on society. My sociological portrait will be based on the social institution of family. My family has been the most influential in molding who I have become.
Such factors are their educational background, socioeconomic status, gender and other demographics. There will be a definite difference between a person who has an excellent academic background and a person who does not have such qualification. In the same way, socioeconomic status of a person also decides how well a person engages politically (Riedel and Sullivan, 2001). For instance, an individual who comes from a very lower class will not pay heed to political system of the country because his basic concern is to feed his children and family. His priorities will be different from a person who has all basic necessities. In the same way a middle aged person who has an adequate knowledge and experience regarding the political system of a country and a young person who is just an amateur will have significant differences of political attitudes and political efficacy. So attitudes and experiences also affect the political efficacy and ultimately the voting behaviors of the individuals (Sheerin and Celia Anne, 2007). Mass Media is one of the tools to build these attitudes and political
As we get older our, views, and perspectives on relationships may change. An explanation for this is that we encounter different situations in different relationships. Some relationships may affect us more than others, and can even change the way we think and view things. However, we would have to evaluate our levels of communication with different people. The social penetration theory helps us to categorize the levels of interpersonal communication we have with others. Based on these levels, we are able to categorize the importance and meaning of the relationship. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects of social penetration theory and how it applies to our lives.
Political socialization begins early on in life and is an ongoing process affecting individuals throughout. It is how people eventually identify personal beliefs and expectations in American politics. These political views can include our level of patriotism, faith in the democratic system, standards by which we hold governing bodies, and opinions regarding public policies. From the playground to the classroom, the office to the dinner table, much of our lives affect our political opinions. The most easily identified agents of this are family, schooling, peers, mass media, political parties and religious influences. Furthermore, these means indoctrinate us in the political society through four basic methods: latent, manifest, affective, and instrumental socialization.
I feel that, for the most part, mine along with others in my age group’s concerns are not addressed by the political process. To answer this, I took a look at political socialization and how I was socialized politically. Some of my concerns include: minimum wage, social security, pollution and global warming, school loans, and legal ages. There are many reasons why, that I understand, that my generation’s opinions of these issues are not addressed, which I will talk about throughout this paper. Overall, the political process does not address our concerns and voices.
Socialization is a never ending process that continues to change our perspectives to help us learn and adapt to a social reality. This lifelo.ng process can be split up into two different parts; primary socialization, the first socialization an individual undergoes in childhood, and secondary socialization, when an individual adapts to a specific group within society. Although one may believe that secondary socialization has more power over primary socialization since it is current and therefore more relevant, primary socialization has more authority considering that it lays down the foundation for all future socializations. Our initial values, attitudes, and actions are more important since we internalize them
According to Lorenzini and Giugni, (2010) negative consequences of unemployment, however, might be compensated or at least reduced if young people dispose of certain external resources. For example, the help of the family in supporting them financially might prove essential. Similarly, being in a relationship with a partner and having close friends with whom one can talk to might help overcoming the psychological distress caused by unemployment. “Social integration may increase the individual’s ability to cope in a way that reduces mental health symptoms and prevents social exclusion” (Hammer, 2000). Social integration is understood as having a network of family and friends, but also as having contacts with them. In