Day 18

Political Ideologies and Beliefs: Political Socialization

Learning Targets:  Students will be able to....

• Explain the relationship between core beliefs of U.S. citizens and attitudes about the role of government. 
• Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization. 
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  Explain how U.S. political culture (e.g., values, attitudes, and beliefs) influences the formation, goals, and implementation of public policy over time. 

Paid family leave won’t only make life easier for Moms and Dads – it will also keep skilled, talented Americans in the workforce and grow our economy. That’s why every other advanced country already has it.
      - Hillary Clinton in a speech in Warren, Michigan 2016

Opener:  Political Socialization - Quickwrite - 5 minutes

2A - To what extent will the transition toward social media, rather than traditional mass media, alter the political socialization process?

4A - Explain how expanding the right to vote to American citizens over the last 150 years has influenced how we form our political views.

When time is up, trade with a partner and comment on the following.
1.  Is their view/claim clear and "up front"?
2.  Do they provide a line of reasoning?
3.  Do you agree with them?

Activity #1:  Political Socialization - Mini - Lecture

• Political ideologies affect the relationship between citizens and with the federal government 

• Different interpretations of shared core values 
• individualism
• equality of opportunity
• free enterprise
• rule of law
• limited government

• Political Socialization 
• Family, schools, peers, media, and social environments 
• U.S. political culture has both influenced and been influenced by the values of other countries. 
• Generational and lifecycle effects
• Relative importance of major political events to the development of individual political attitudes 

• Because the U.S. electorate is diverse, public policies generated at any given time reflect the attitudes and beliefs of citizens who choose to participate in politics at that time.

Activity #2: -  Statistical Analysis - You have 8 minutes to examine the graph below and answer the questions.

1.  Which party's ideology is more likely to be transferred between generations?
2.  How might an elected politician use such data when attempting to win votes among "independents"?
3.  Predict how this graph may have changed between 1992 and today.


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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15z33ZzvDy0cDCaCKkYCjXQcYksSVHeARHTGETG1itN8/edit?usp=sharing