POLI 201 : POLI 201 Study Guide 3
15 Mar 2019
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Chapter 6 public opinion and political socialization. Concept of public opinion the aggregation of individual attitudes or beliefs shared by some portion of the adult population. Political candidates need to know what the public thinks. Political socialization the process by which people acquire political beliefs and values. It is what"s in your background that has influenced you to choose your political philosophy. Interactions with others have a major impact on politics. The media, school system, and religion are important parts of socialization. Devout voters tend to go with the church and are more likely to vote republican regardless of their religion. The jewish are more likely to vote democrat. Minority support of democratic & republican parties race and ethnicity can influence voters and affect voting patterns. Minorities are most likely to vote for democrats. Americans support democrat party with fairly small margins. Democratic while men are more likely to vote republican.
