Social philosophy

Chapter 6 Political Culture and Socialization Political Culture: political attitudes and beliefs Political Socialization: the process of adopting a political culture Balch?s take: this is a lifetime process According to Margaret Mead, cultural beliefs are transferred by post-figurative socialization and co-figurative socialization; beliefs handed down from generation to generation without question and beliefs spread within a generation via AOPS?s, respectively Agents of political socialization help determine what groups we associate with Family, school, media, religion, region, income and labor, education, ethnicity, age, gender Education is thought to be most important; more education equals more positive attitude towards politics, more likely to vote, more tolerant