POLI 2051 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Naral Pro-Choice America, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, American Dental Association
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The collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question. The aggregated political attitudes of ordinary people revealed by surveys (cid:2) (cid:2) Why does it matter? (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) Another way to address this question is to consider who is most interested in po: elected officials, academics, the people. We learn our behaviors and attitudes as we grow. Political socialization: a complex process through which individuals become aware of politics, learn political facts, and form political values. Important to remember that socialization occurs throughout our lives. Generational effects : specific age group uniquely affected by set of historical events (vietnam, great depression) Life cycle effects : political views are influence by maturation. Period effects : historical events affect everyone (end of cold war caused everyone to want to spend less on defense) Which of these is 9/11 if any: period, life cycle. You learn most things from your family.
