Political Socialization Examples

Political Socialization- I think School has had the biggest impact on my socialization. My first political memory was when the 2008 election came around, I was in 5th grade. All of my friends said Obama was the best candidate and I wanted to fit in. I imagine taking a hard conservative stance at Boise High would be social suicide. Maybe not the economic side but you can’t say you lean right on issues like Gay Marriage or Marijuana legalization.
My parents have never really talked about specific candidates in front of me but they do talk about social programs and issues. They are almost always liberal on those issues and I’ve been influenced by their answers. I’ve never had anyone conservative to influence me into the right way of thinking. My grandpa used to talk about Obama screwing up but I didn’t know enough about politics to say if Obama was actually screwing up or not.
I’m not sure if my politics are my own thought or if I’m just repeating what everyone around me has said. All of my ideas are similar to your standard cookie cutter liberal, minus a few issues here and there. The AP test says parents are the biggest source of political socialization but I feel like me and a lot of others at Boise High are socialized more by our peers.
I think this is very common for people my age. I have a lack of political experience and everyone around me is liberal as well. I formed my opinion because I’ve only heard what people have told me about politics. I’ll actually see the effects of politics in a few years when I'm paying taxes and voting so maybe my opinion will change. I think I’ll remain liberal for social issues but anything regarding economics or government control can change. I don’t know enough about that stuff. According to recently tracked polls by the huffington post, an average of about ⅓ americans say they are a Democrat. I fall under the 31% (the remaining percentage is