Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 3, 6
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions
Political socialization begins young. Think about conversations around politics when you were in primary school (around age 10). Maybe there was a natural disaster in your area such as a hurricane and government response levels were critiqued. What were some of the ways you learned about the political establishment through family members and friends? How were you politically socialized as a child? Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings or online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

Solution:

Political socialization is the process via which citizens of a country are indoctrinated into political opinions, beliefs, values, ideology, and attitudes(Magstadt, 2017). This process allows the citizens to relate with the country’s political system. Factors that influence one’s political socialization include peer groups, the mass media, family, school, and religion among others. Countries with low political socialization often experience political instability(Whitman, 2019). My political socialization process started at home. My family shares homogenous political beliefs. Both my parents are staunch Democrats. They would often have discussions around my siblings and I as they analyzed the political events. Notably, they were warm and supportive when discussing Democrat candidates. Conversely, the tone would change whenever a Republican candidate was the subject of the discussion. I began to develop an appreciation for…Please click the icon below to purchase full answer at only $5