POLS 1336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Theories Of Political Behavior, Informal Learning, The American Voter
25 Oct 2016
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Task of recording public opinion more complex: uninformed & uneducated. The united states has always been a nation of immigrants. Assimilate: take on another culture as your own. Integrate: stay your own culture but become part of another place with a different culture: melting vs. Largest component = hispanic population: mainly immigrated to escape poverty, mexico, cuba, puerto rico mainly. Political socialization: process by which an individual acquires her/his political views: only a small portion of americans" political learning is formal; informal learning. Today"s generation is significantly less likely to watch television news and read newspapers than their elders. Aging increases political participation & strength of one"s party attachment. Political behavior is to some degree a learned behavior: governments largely aim their socialization efforts at the young. Polsters get the results they want by changing the wording. Supporters: what do people think about ___, good since country is big. Critics: makes politicians more passive than active.
