Where My Political Socialization Comes From 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 main place where I have received my political socialization from is from my family. This is logical because I have been with my family since I was born so I was bound to pick up a lot of there beliefs as the years went by. My family has not down right come out with a position on economic issues, but if I had to choose one I would say they tend to lean more towards the liberal side of the matter. I cant remember to far back in the line of politics but I do remember as far back as when George Bush got elected for the first time. At home our political discussions don’t happen to ...
Social Darwinism is a quasi-philosophical, quasi-religious, quasi-sociological view that came from the mind of Herbert Spencer, an English philosopher in the 19th century. It did not achieve wide acceptance in England or Europe, but flourished in this country, as is true of many ideologies, religions, and philosophies. A good summary of Social Darwinism is by Johnson:
Due to my family makeup I have in interesting history of cultural background stemming from both rural American culture and native Mexican culture. Since both of my parents came from farming communities: one from Mexico and one from South West Missouri, they actually have similar values despite the geological difference of the cultures. My family has no religious affiliations and tends to lean toward liberal ideas. However both of my parents, having grown up in conservative families, still have some conservative ideas about gender-rolls, economics, and family dynamics. Another thing that I ...
Party identification is the political party that an individual categorizes them self with. Political parties came about as a way to organize citizens with similar beliefs and attitudes. These parties then attempt to influence the government by electing members into office. Today there are two main parties people can identify: Republican and Democrat. There is also a third choice, being an Independent, but for the purpose of this paper this group will not be recognized as a political party. These reasons will be discussed later. There are many different theories as to why people do or do not identify with a political party, including social psychology, issue related, and psychological attachments. I believe the social psychology theory has the right idea. Sociology is about studying human society and how it develops and functions. So, it makes sense that social factors would have a big impact on whether we identify with a political party or not.
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.
With my own experiences in this world I do believe that I am ideological in my political thinking and I am a pure conservative.
There are many factors that have influenced my view of society, these factors are intrinsically linked with the social and political location that I hold within society. My social location is defined by my age, race, religion, gender, familial experiences, and income. All of these factors have influenced my social location, which in turn has had an impact on how I identify myself, as well as my view and understanding of society.
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
A Political Culture is a set of beliefs and practices held by how a person shapes their political behavior, and a person’s attitude about how the government should function. This includes moral judgment, political myths, beliefs, and ideas about what makes a good society.
Defined as the system of learned beliefs, attitudes, and opinions that a person holds to be true about his or her own existence, the self-concept is formed as we communicate with others (Purkey, 1988). As they develop awareness, children will begin to internalize the attitudes of those people they find important, know as the particular others. This generally includes, but is not limited to, parents and siblings. For example, in Hispanic cultures the extended family of grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins will also play a large role in this early stage of development. As we age we also look to teachers, coworkers, friends, and lovers to determine our place in society. We will begin to observe the broadly held social views of our culture, of social institutions, media outlets, and religions for example. Western social views place great emphasis on gender, sexual orientation, race, and economic class in relation to personal identity. Eastern social views are more centered on the family or tribal unit, and individuals are defined by the success of that group, rather than their individual
Political culture can be defined as certain convictions, values and attitudes which is shared by a society or larger community with regards to political activity, actions and the political system and which forms the foundation on which most political systems are based (Manheim, 1982:49). Furthermore, political culture also contains the role of an individual within a political system (Diamond, 1999: 163). Societies are largely heterogeneous in many aspects and thus it can be problematic to achieve consensus within a society about values and beliefs to form a single cultural approach (Almond & Verba, 1963: 25).
The process of political socialization is not merely a quick development of ideologies but an extended network of agents influencing us at every stage of our lives to implore us of good and proper behaviors and thought patterns to abide by. As stated in Texas politics, there is a difference in general socialization and political socialization but both are significantly influential in our critical development patterns (3.1).
A political ideology is a coherent system of political ideas and beliefs that provide us with visions of what the good society should look like and a road map regarding how to bring it about.
Political socialization, the process of acquiring the principles of the political culture transmitted from those immersed in it to those who are not, shapes and develops people with their roles and opinions about the politics (Jillson). People go through long and complicated process of incorporating and combining their own thoughts, feelings, and evaluations about the politics which in later provides diversity in political socialization. My political socialization are not built from my parents who usually have the most influence about the politics for their children, but mostly constructed by the environment that surrounds me and the news and posts from online.
Ideology is a set of beliefs or ideals that are followed by a group of people or an individual. These beliefs are then used as a format for political or economic systems. An example of one of these ideological systems is Republicanism, which is the belief that a
This essay is aimed to examine one of the agents of political socialisation for the way in which it operates and the effects it may have in Nigeria. Political socialisation is learning process that begins very early and continues all throughout ones life. Through political socialisation people acquire their perceptions and feelings about their political environment. It accounts for both the commonalties and diversities of political life. (DP Dawson p1).