Political Socialization: What Shapes Today's Politics
Political Socialization is what shapes today's politics. It is known to be the process by which people form their ideas about politics. The ideas about politics may come from family, friends, the public, or even previous Presidents. Only you can tell what your Political Socialization is. Your political ideology is what forms your beliefs about politics. It all comes down to the challenging question. Are you a Republican or a Democrat?
Political Socialization for me was influenced by my family. My grandmother was a Democrat, and she had many views about political issues and I respected those views. Before President Obama I never really focused on politics. I always thought they were really annoying and never thought they would actually be important to my future. But as a Senior in high school That has taken many history classes and learned more and more about politics I've realized that they are important. My future will be formed around these political issues. I think having political ideology is important because without it you won't know what to think about politics. …show more content…
I think of political socialization as a text message sent to another phone. That message travels through the air just like political socialization. This upcoming presidential election is honestly scary. Each candidate has many different views on all kinds of topics. Donald Trump doesn't like immigrants, so he's not for me. Hilary Clinton is going to fix the tax problem where millionaires will have to pay more taxes while the middle class will be relived from them. Ted Cruze also doesn't like immigrants and plans to build a wall. Then there's Bernie Sanders, who understands the factors of
Political Socialization for me was influenced by my family. My grandmother was a Democrat, and she had many views about political issues and I respected those views. Before President Obama I never really focused on politics. I always thought they were really annoying and never thought they would actually be important to my future. But as a Senior in high school That has taken many history classes and learned more and more about politics I've realized that they are important. My future will be formed around these political issues. I think having political ideology is important because without it you won't know what to think about politics. …show more content…
I think of political socialization as a text message sent to another phone. That message travels through the air just like political socialization. This upcoming presidential election is honestly scary. Each candidate has many different views on all kinds of topics. Donald Trump doesn't like immigrants, so he's not for me. Hilary Clinton is going to fix the tax problem where millionaires will have to pay more taxes while the middle class will be relived from them. Ted Cruze also doesn't like immigrants and plans to build a wall. Then there's Bernie Sanders, who understands the factors of