This paper explains that political
socialization is the
process through which individuals acquire the information, beliefs, attitudes, and
values that help them to understand the workings of a political system, and as part of the process, adopt some of the beliefs, attitudes and values. The author points out that the importance of the process lies in the fact that the beliefs and the values of the people are the basis for a society's political culture, and such
culture defines the parameters of political life and governmental action. The paper states that some people argue that people having
similar social background, income or education levels, a common religion, race or gender share largely similar political views; hence, political socialization is more of an
innate rather than a learned process. Table of Contents Background What is Political Socialization? Importance Factors Influencing Political Socialization Family Schools Peer Groups Mass Media Arguments that Political Socialization is an Innate Process Conclusion
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