American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)Chapter 6:
Political Socialization and Public OpinionChapter Outline
- Political Socialization and Civic Participation
- The Process of Political Socialization
- Participating in Civic Life
- Agents of Socialization
- Family Influences on Activism and Attitudes
- The Media's Ever-Increasing Role in Socialization
- Schools, Patriotism, and Civic Participation
- Churches: The Role of Religion
- Peers and Group Norms
- Political and Community Leaders: Opinion Shapers
- Demographic Characteristics: Our Politics Are a Reflection of Ourselves
- Race and Ethnicity
- Gender
- Age and Events
- Geographic Region
- Measuring Public Opinion
- The Origins of Public Opinion Polls
- How Public Opinion Polls Are Conducted
- Sampling
- Sampling Error
- Types of Political Polls
- What Americans Think About Politics
- The Most Important Problem
- Public Opinion About Government
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