Transcript Political Socialization - University of Connecticut

Political Socialization
Sept 12, 2014
Early learning
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General view of government
Attachment to nation
Attachment to institutions of nation
“Diffuse support”
“Whatever its faults, the Unites States still
has the best system of government in the
world”
Agree
85%
84%
83%
89%
81%
77%
77%
Disagree
14%
13%
15%
11%
17%
21%
21%
1992
1994
1996
2000
2007
2010
2011
Other influences of family
• Party identification
– Meaning
– Why it’s learned early
• Values and personality
Effect of education
• Patterns
– Interest and involvement
– Social issues
– Economic issues
– Foreign affairs
Explaining the effect of education
“Indoctrination”
• Content of schooling
• Views of teachers
“Enlightenment”
– general effects of education/knowledge
– implications for politics
Implications of the two views