Political Socialization Essay
Political Socialization
"Growing Disbelief." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 22 Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
Atheism is steadily growing in America. From 2005 – 2012 the number of people who call themselves atheist has increased from 1% to 5% while the number of people who say they are religions has dropped from 73% to 60%. This change may have come from a new wave of atheism called “new atheism” these “new atheists” are almost a religion in themselves, fighting to remove Christian symbols from currency and from things like the 9/11 memorial.
I believe that the growing number of atheists in America comes from an increased acceptance of religion and a larger focus on proper education in America. This increased acceptance will likely lead to more …show more content…
Since that year I have slowly followed politics more and more and a large amount of my information comes from the media. Media never really shaped my political socialization but rather it reinforced that which I had already believed in. shows like Last Week Tonight, and The Daily Show which are simply comedy shows but have been praised for their political analysis. Thanks to shows like those and many other shows which aim to present facts with a mostly unbiased opinion I have been able to maintain the same level of political socialization that I have had for many years. Media has been a huge help for me in getting facts on an issue and informing myself on things that I had never heard of before. Although I don’t believe that media has shaped my political socialization I know fully that without it I would be basically completely uninformed on all the happenings around me. The knowledge that I gain from media has allowed me to shape my opinions on a topic and in a year when I can vote I imagine that it will be a large factor in many of my
"Growing Disbelief." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 22 Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2016.
Atheism is steadily growing in America. From 2005 – 2012 the number of people who call themselves atheist has increased from 1% to 5% while the number of people who say they are religions has dropped from 73% to 60%. This change may have come from a new wave of atheism called “new atheism” these “new atheists” are almost a religion in themselves, fighting to remove Christian symbols from currency and from things like the 9/11 memorial.
I believe that the growing number of atheists in America comes from an increased acceptance of religion and a larger focus on proper education in America. This increased acceptance will likely lead to more …show more content…
Since that year I have slowly followed politics more and more and a large amount of my information comes from the media. Media never really shaped my political socialization but rather it reinforced that which I had already believed in. shows like Last Week Tonight, and The Daily Show which are simply comedy shows but have been praised for their political analysis. Thanks to shows like those and many other shows which aim to present facts with a mostly unbiased opinion I have been able to maintain the same level of political socialization that I have had for many years. Media has been a huge help for me in getting facts on an issue and informing myself on things that I had never heard of before. Although I don’t believe that media has shaped my political socialization I know fully that without it I would be basically completely uninformed on all the happenings around me. The knowledge that I gain from media has allowed me to shape my opinions on a topic and in a year when I can vote I imagine that it will be a large factor in many of my