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    Political socialization is defined as a lifelong process by which people form their ideas about politics and acquire political values from their family, educational system, peer groups, and the mass media. A random Waldoboro citizen has their own political socialization, as they grow up they hear the political views of their parents. Once they attend schools they begin to learn about the political scale and begin to form their own opinions. They begin to make friends and hear their political views

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    What single factor do you think had the strongest influence on your political socialization? My family and my culture are huge factors that influences my political socialization. Growing up in an immigrant household was very though. Seeing my parents struggle to put food on the table was difficult to witness. As a little girl I didn’t understand what was going on. Why couldn’t my parents find a decent paying job? Why did my dad have to have two sometimes three job just to pay the bills. It wasn’t

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    Cheryl Lee Robin Datta November 13, 2015 Exam #2 Similar to many of the things we are introduced to growing up as humans, our political knowledge is one of the things that does not derive from one specific source. Our thoughts on politics is constantly evolving and maturing as we encounter different agents throughout our lives. These agents of political socialization include our family, our education, the media, and many more. They shape our values and beliefs from the moment we are born to the

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    of the fact, that we didn't understand much about any political situation but just hear what our parents or family members had to say and agree with it. As we got older we started to develop and interest for politics and become more active in it as it will later shape our futures. This process, in which we form ideas about politics is what we call, political socialization. Given a quiz before hand, we were tested on out political socialization to be shown what our views lean towards. Our group was

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    this, you will see the way I view the world and society through Political Socialization, Party Identification, Political Trust, Political Efficacy, and Political Ideology. Many citizens as me have learned our values through a process that is known as political socialization. Political socialization is a process in which individuals acquire the information, beliefs, attitudes and values that help comprehend the workings of a political system and place themselves within in it. In other words, it

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    Political Socialization is a process by which people generate political opinions and ideas, this will be a never-ending process as people and politics change. Everyone may have different or similar views than each other and the views could all be influenced by: family, television, social media, and the internet. I have conducted an analysis based on 14 people, the people were given a survey and were asked political questions as well as their age and gender. Many of surveys taken showed that most

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    ever thought about why you have the political beliefs and values you do? Where did they come from? Are they simply your own ideas and experiences or have you been influenced by others in your thinking? This process by which individuals acquire their political beliefs and attitudes is called political socialization. In another words, Political socialization is a concept where the study of the developmental processes by which children and adolescents acquire political cognition, attitudes and behaviors

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    when varying sides and views clash in the political arena. The process that shapes a person’s political values and beliefs is called political socialization. Political socialization is mainly formed through influences such as family, involuntary and voluntary social groups, education, and the political environment. By examining the process of political socialization and its influences on public opinion, we will see that more often than not, a person’s political opinions and worldview are highly shaped

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    Political socialization is the process with which people use to form their political views and opinions. Everyone forms their ideas over their lifetime and over that lifetime, people and politics change, therefore their stance on a political view or their political beliefs as a whole can change. A person’s political views start to develop as soon as they understand what politics are, which is different for everyone, and it continues to develop for as long as they live and keep up with politics

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    it is running for office, keeping up with current events, liking politician’s social media posts, or something as simple as voting. Those who engage themselves in politics whether it be a lot or a little begin to develop a political attitude based on their political socialization. For example, growing up in a household where politics is not the topic at dinner allowed me to venture out and explore my own beliefs. To do this I turn to mass media like social media and the news to allow me to stay current

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