POLS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Economic Liberalism, Totalitarianism, Peer Pressure
20 Dec 2016
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Regime wants to shape ideas of the child. Friends (peers: most regimes seek to manipulate peer pressure by getting young people and putting them in a controlled situation you can exploit that peer pressure. In communist china young people were encouraged to talk politics with each other and spy on one another. Are you well read: exposure to major historical events, especially crisis, wars, revolutions not so much periods of peace and tranquility, experiences you faced first hand have a larger impact on you. Educational system: teachers can shape your attitude toward the political system, in open systems you"re taught about the political system not what to think and who to vote for. Media: television is the most impactful because of the visual component. Seeing is more influential than reading: media outlets are not neutral, but in a democratic society you are exposed to many different opinions that you are free to choose and listen to or not listen to.
