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POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
Sociologyindex, Sociology Books 2012, Socialization
Political Socialization is the component of the process of
individuals coming to learn and internalize the culture of their society or group that is
directly related to the transmission of political values and behaviours.
NOT YOUR PARENTS' POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION: Introduction for a New
Generation, Virginia Sapiro, Department of Political Science and Women's Studies Program,
University of Wisconsin - email: vsapiro@wisc.edu - Annual Review of Political Science
Abstract The field of political socialization is often stereotyped in terms of some of the
earliest work in the field and is neglected outside certain areas of American political
behavior. However, the continuing and vibrant stream of work in political socialization
holds potential for addressing many critical issues across American, comparative, and
international politics. This article discusses three themes: the construction of a more
genuinely comparative field of political socialization, a reconsideration of the relevance
of childhood to politics following its virtual abandonment by the field for many years,
and the importance of understanding the origins of preferences.
Student Activism and Political Socialization: A Causal Model of Socialization
Stages and Adult Left-wing Politics in the United States and Japan. Fendrich,
James M.; Krauss, Ellis S.
The relative influence of stages of political socialization on the adult political
orientation and activities of former American and Japanese student activists is examined.
A causal model of the stages of political socialization, including family and school,
student activism, and adult roles, is compared with the political fate of student
activists who participated in the 1960 antisecurity treaty movement in Japan and the civil
rights movement in the American South. The results indicate that student activism in
college is the best predictor of adult politics in both countries. Family and early school
political socialization are only weak predictors of future adult politics. Adult political
socialization can be either a facilitator or a constraint for maintaining political
commitments. In the United States, career choice has no direct effect because student
activism strongly affects career choice. In Japan, career choice has a strong effect on
adult politics. Former Japanese students in the knowledge and human services industries
have greater left-wing commitments. For American student activists, remaining free of
family affiliations is a facilitator for left-wing politics; while in Japan, family
obligations are a facilitator of left-wing politics.
Political Socialization in Contemporary Japan - Jun-Ichi Kawata,
Faculty of Law, Konan University, International Political Science Review, Vol. 8, No. 3,
245-259 (1987)
This paper reviews some interesting findings on political socialization in contemporary
Japan, a field characterized by a fair amount of research but a paucity of empirical
studies related to specific theories or propositions. The aspects of political
socialization selected for discussion are the formation and development of party support,
ideology, and attachment to the political system.
Considering Political Socialization Among African American Youth - Ahmed,
Zahra
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association.
Abstract: Political socialization is a foundational aspect of political consciousness
development because it is the process by which outside influences transmit political
information and expectations to an individual. As such, political socialization exerts a
strong and early influence on young people in a variety of ways. Ideally, this early
influence contributes to the young person’s political consciousness development and
their realization of themselves as political actors. The goal of this paper, therefore, is
to conduct a critical review of existing political socialization literature with an eye
for works that contribute to our understanding of political socialization processes among
minority youth. In light of the need to recognize the disparate experiences of minorities
from ‘mainstream’ America, this paper offers a critical review of political
socialization research as a step toward recognizing its contributions and shortcomings.
"Europeanizing" Civil Society: NGOs as agents of political
socialization, Warleigh, Alex
Journal of Common Market Studies
Abstract: As a strategy for tackling the `democratic deficit', attention is increasingly
shifting towards the `Europeanization' of civil society, the latter being traditionally
viewed as a means both to limit state power and to promote intra-citizenry solidarity.
However, this attempted change requires in turn actors who are both able and willing to
act as agents of political socialization in the context of EU policy-making. This article
examines the emphasis placed by both EU actors and the current academic literature on NGOs
as such agents. Drawing on an analysis of similar claims made in development policy, I
isolate the main indicators of NGOs' ability to foster the Europeanization of civil
society via political socialization and put forward seven key tests of their ability to
carry out this function in the EU context. These are then evaluated against the results of
original empirical investigations. I argue that NGOs are currently unsuited to the task of
Europeanizing civil society thanks to their inability to promote the political
socialization of their supporters. As a consequence that task requires EU-level
institutional reform informed by iterated public dialogue, as well as change in the
working practices of NGOs.
The Functions of Mass Media in the Political Socialization of Adolescents - Hanna
Adoni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Communication Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, 84-106
(1979)
This study suggests that the mass media serve as socializing agents by providing direct
linkage to media and contents which are essential for the development of political values,
and by contributing to the structuring of social contexts in which adolescents may
exercise such value orientations and reinforce ties with primary socializing agents.
Political Socialization, Media Perception and Information Processing . Dobreva,
Alina
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Political
Psychology.
Abstract: One of the factors influencing strongly the character of the media perception is
considered to be the type of political socialization. But this claim is hard to be proven.
Political socialization takes place in certain socio-cultural setting and comparing cases
with different socio-cultural settings introduces number of confounding variables. The
post-communist countries present unique chance of comparing people who are politically
socialized under radically different political systems and yet belonging to the same
state, same society and same cultural background. The rapid political changes in the
post-communist countries present us with cohabitation of generations that are
simultaneously product of the same culture and of radically different political systems.
The older generation was socialized under totalitarianism and the younger generation has
experienced only freedom. Those circumstances of political socialization lead to different
attitudes towards politics as a whole, political information and media in particular, as
well as political discussions. The paper proposed for this panel is focused on the
influence of political socialization over media perception and information processing. The
research is based on focus groups of different age groups. Some of the major features of
the different techniques of information processing of each age group include willingness
and need for acquiring new information, emotional price of internalizing new information,
perception of personal relevance of politics as such and character of interaction between
old and new information. The analysis of the discussions reflects also the functions and
roles of political information and political discussions.
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