P SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I Why Don t People Get Involved in Politics II Verba Schlozman and Brady s Four Reasons to Participate III Mobilization IV Opinion Socialization Outline of Current Lecture I Opinion Socialization II Opinion Stability Current Lecture I Opinion Socialization A Who or what shapes politics development 1 Family i Why do parents succeed a Time spent together equals opportunities b Frequent political discussions 20 more likely to vote and continue voting c Strong directional bonds between family and children translate to politics ii Party ID is the strongest transfer a Past studies show that if your parents agree with each other on politics 76 of kids agree too 1 When parents differ mom wins out iii Is family still successful a Children more rebellious b Changes in family structure 2 Peers friends i A secondary influence because substantial time is spent with friends a It may be a rival influence to your family b Can reinforce or undermine lessons your family teaches you or maybe be completely apolitical ii Friends can be mobilizing demobilizing or in between 3 Schools These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute i Schools modern classroom roles a Teach political knowledge b Teach political participation skills c Teach tolerance 1 You start to meet people in college with diversity in their beliefs and experiences d Teach acceptance of support for democratic values e What does college do 1 More people are going to college than ever before which means more education i More education means greater tolerance and support for democratic vales 4 History Events The Story of Stability i Generation effects time you come of age affects opinions a What s happening while you re becoming interested in politics may influence how you think about them for the rest of your life ii Life cycle effects aging affects opinions iii Specific events events effect opinion 5 Genetics i Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research examines 1400 sets of twins a Identical twins more likely to be ideologically similar than fraternal twins b John Alford gets 9 000 twins to react to 28 political words example segregation immigration capitalism 1 Identical twins reactions correlated more highly for all 28 words ii University College scientists predict individual liberal conservative ideology via MRI a More conservative students have larger right amygdala while more liberal students have a larger anterior cingulate 6 Media i How might the media affect your opinion a TV shows can influence how we think things like the police are doing Parks and Rec South Park II Opinion Stability A By mid 20s partisanship and ideology start to stick or persist B Opinions on specific issues are a little more likely to move C What can cause opinion to change 1 New job 2 New community 3 New circle of friends 4 Marriage i Marriage effects a Huber and Malhotra many take place in assertive mating choosing someone with similar beliefs b Most married couples political beliefs grow even more similar over time
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