Alright, lets not panic. Ill make the money by selling one of my livers. I can get by with one.

Alright, let’s not panic. I’ll make the

money by selling one of my livers. I

can get by with one.

• Bart Simpson: "Didn't you wonder why you were getting checks for doing absolutely nothing?"

• Grandpa Simpson: "I figured because the democrats were in power again."

I will NOT call Mr. Cummings a Socialist

Pig or a Fascist Swine…

I don’t apologize Lisa. I’m sorry,

but that’s just the way I am.

Political Socialization- The complex process through which individuals become aware of politics and acquire their political values.

Agents of Political Agents of Political SocializationSocialization

• Family• Education• Religion• Gender• Race and Ethnicity• Community, Peers, Spouse• The Media

FamilyFamily

FamilyFamily

•Single most important factor influencing ideology

•Party identification

•Dinner-table

•Red-diaper babies

•When change does occur….

FamilyFamily

FamilyFamily 19671967

EducationEducation

EducationEducation•Elementary school

•Secondary School

•College- information, peers, professors

Education increases awareness and understanding of politics and produces a greater tolerance toward the actions and opinions of others.

WHO IS FONZY? Don’t they teach you anything in

school?

Urban AdolescentsUrban Adolescents

ReligionReligion

Do I know what rhetorical means?

Those with More Education Those with More Education and Higher Income, tend to and Higher Income, tend to

favor Freedom.favor Freedom.

Hey Flanders, it’s no use praying. I already did the

same thing and we both can’t win.

Those that feel the Those that feel the Bible is God’s word Bible is God’s word tend to favor Order tend to favor Order over Freedom and over Freedom and

Freedom over Equality.Freedom over Equality.

ReligionReligion

•Jews

•Catholics

•Protestants

•Social Status and Religious Tradition

•“Religiosity”

GenderGender

•Gender Gap

•Gender-sensitive issues

•Men- tend to be more conservative

•Women- tend to be more liberal

2004 Election

Bush Kerry

• Women 48% 51%

• Men 55% 44%

Race Race and and

EthnicityEthnicity

Race and EthnicityRace and Ethnicity

•African Americans

•Asian Americans

•Latin Americans “sleeping giant”

•Cuban Americans

•Mexican Americans

 Total

population% of

population

Total population 281,421,906 100.0%

White 211,460,626 75.1

Black or African American 34,658,190 12.3

American Indian and Alaska Native 2,475,956 0.9

Asian 10,242,998 3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 398,835 0.1%

Some other race 15,359,073 5.5

Two or more races 6,826,228 2.4

Hispanic or Latino 35,305,818 12.5

SpouseSpouse

The socialization process The socialization process continues in later life.continues in later life.

Community and PeersCommunity and Peers

The MediaThe Media

Raise and Frame Issues

GatekeeperScorekeeperWatchdog