Weekly discussions and responses mixed with perplexing issues, ideas, and insight from the classroom of Mr. Pyle
Monday, February 11, 2013
Blog #3 (You have until Feb 17th--midnight)
View the following Youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHSYSIX4s7I
Did you inherit your parent/guardian's political beliefs or are you opposite of theirs? Why or why not? Using the information from the video and our classroom discussions and readings, how do you base your political ideas? Does this video portray your views of political socialization?
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Yes my parent's political beliefs are similar to mine, though the majority of the beliefs are shared there are a few that I personally are against that my parents are for. We all are entitled to our own opinions and none of them are exactly alike. Like in one example my parents are for the gun-control saying that guns should be restricted to a select few of good citizens but I am against the gun-control because I believe it will be another repeal of the prohibition if it is indeed passed, and those that do have a crimina background are not all bad, they hav served their time and most have learned their lesson. No one wants to be labeled by their past either. I base my political values on three things. First, by what affects me personally, second, what aligns with my morals, ethics, and what I already believe in, and lastly, what is for the greater good of the American public.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right David. We have the right to define ourselves to how we see fit, and are entitled to believe what we want to believe. Who are others to say what we can and cannot think or believe. Forming a political ideology is one more step in defining our individuality, which is something we should all be willing to achieve.
DeleteI would have to say that before I knew a single thing about myself, I took my family, or at least my father's, political identity of a Conservative Republican. However, as I started to re-define my self and re-evaluate who I am. I started to form my own political identity and eventually became the exact opposite of my father's political identity. I think in order to truly form a political identity, we need to break from our inherited identity from our parents, research on current, or past, issues and pick a side. Although my political identity has many personas, depending on the issue and circumstances, it is clear to me that I am different from my father's shadow.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you lionel, because when we are raised our parents unintentionally start to form our own political beliefs in ways they don't imagine. An example would be the presidential elections, during this time we hear what our parents think about the president and their political views. I guess one can say that the Older generation try to keep the New Generation they same as their but, like what we discuss in class, Religion, and age come into play. Until a person starts to think for themselves that's when they start to lose their parents inherit political views and start seeing their own.
DeleteI agree with Lionel, my father's opionion was a very strong influence too. That's why I want my own beliefs to become stronger. I also agree that some political identies have different personas depending on the topic. That is very true, it's like what Pyle told us today, how someone could be a liberal, but given a certain topic they could switch to conservative in a heartbeat.
DeleteI agree. We do need to break away from what is expected simply because it is what our parents assume will occur. You can’t truly say “this is what I believe” if it is really what other want you to believe. Then you don’t become your own person and all your ideas are not your own. When you can say no and think on your own and stand by something regardless is its not what others want you to, then you have defined yourself as a person.
DeleteI would have to agree with you on the point that as you begin to change your view as you grow and learn more about yourself you change your views on so many things not just political views.
DeleteWell i would same that at first i was inheriting my parents political views, because i didn't know better, they were my parents so they must have been right, and i was young so political comments from them influenced me to a certain age. Now about age, we learn that age plays one of the key factors in terms of identifying ones' political stand. For me that was when i was around 13 or 15 years old that i realized that their was more to what my parents view on certain subjects. One of them was our Religion, Being Roman Catholic they accept certain beliefs and ideas, however i wasn't and that was when i discovered that other religions kinda influenced me and helped shape my views. And their are times that i do agree with my parents political aspect, but not always and that kinda causes lots of frictions between the family almost like the friction that occurs within the Republican & Democratic Houses. There are those on their side that would change their stand depending on the conditions of whatever they are debating like "same-sex marriage" or "Gun-Control". So for me I base my political views on my morals and beliefs not what other people tell me is Holy and what is not.I tend to ponder on the issue on hand and dissect that issue and see what impacts would that cause me and the future generations. To me the two houses are self-serving and self-believing that they are doing the best for the nation, but in actuality they are thinking about their own Religious morals and beliefs. And the New Generations is bring that change and i feel that the Old generation realizes this and they are trying to suppress them into their political views so that the OLD WAY doesnt change, because that s what they fear. CHANGE.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to hear you don't jump into action only for your best interest (your religion or whatever else). I appreciate how you stand on morals and beliefs and in the population's, as a whole, interest. But you have to admit that as our elders do die and never have their voices and opinions heard again, they will want to suppress or enforce or convince or remind the younger generations of their ideas and what worked for them.
DeleteI try my hardest not to let my parents political views influence mine, however when you are constantly hearing them discuss and issue that has two sides to it you can't help but lean towards them when you don't know any better. From the video we can learn that this occurs often in families where the children don't research for themselves. So yes the video does portray my views of political socialization.
ReplyDeleteI fully agree and understand where Gensel is coming from, that we tend to lean more on our parents side when their political views are constantly being expressed. Its just a natural instinct to take in the beliefs of your parents when you yourself haven't really figured it out on your own.
DeleteI agree with you that like Victoria said that their views are being expressed. We view are parents like teachers learning from them.
Deletei disagree with the statement for the simple fact everyone has a mind of there own though parents are a strong influence it's still up to the indivisual if they want to concieve what there parents have to offer or differ the idea
DeleteI agree that our parents influence us in many ways to how our political beliefs will end up to be.
DeleteI agree that when you don't know much about something, in this case politics, you tend to lean towards the believe of those who you trust such as your parents when they share their believes with you.
DeleteI've never really given thought to my parents political views, because they never really stressed them. Its very obvious that they're on the more conservative side and I will say that they've passed down the importance of traditional values to me, however I definitely would have to say I'm more liberal than they are. Their traditional views are strict and have little to no room for acceptance, where as I'm the kind of person that just because I don't personally agree with it, doesn't mean that you aren't entitled to your own views and beliefs, so I'll respect yours.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Traditional values do have a big role in political views. But sometimes our traditional values keep us from creating and believing in something else. If you grew up with the traditional value of being conservative chances are you will not chance your views. but its all due to lack of information.
DeleteI agree my parents never really stressed them either they just sorta go off on whats on the news and probably talk about the elections for a while then when it's over that it.
DeleteI am very much similar to my parent's political beliefs. It's not that I can't make decisions for myself, but it's just that most of my political opinions are based on theirs. Honestly, I feel as if im a prime example of political socialization because if anyone asks me a question or for an opinion that I don't have a very good response to, then I just think back on what my parents would believe. However, as I'm learning more about politics and the economy , I pay more attention to certain factors that my parents agree with that I don't. We don't agree on everything, but I still strongly believe that most people base their opinions on their surrondings. Enviornmental factors play a big role in our views of politics and that can prove the stand point of political socialization.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ceci, many children will go with what their parents agree when having no knowledge of a current event or situation.
Deleteguilty here to. i have most of my parents ideas about politics yet they differ on different topics
DeleteI agree with Ceci because most of the time that I don't know how to answer to a question, I too try to remember what my parents had said about a certain topic in order to respond back.
DeleteI don't share the same political views as my parents. My parents views are more of a conservative point, whereas mine are more of liberal. At some point my views where somewhat similar to my parents, but that's because I wasn't as educated in political issues as I am now. As it it shown in the video if kids don't learn for themselves, they will never develop their own political identity; just follow their parents. I do believe that the environment and what we grew up hearing and believing have a huge impact on how we see things. I used to agree with my parents with everything because that's all I grew up knowing, but know I am able to see that we are complete opposites on political views. Political ideas and views do differ from person to person. Age and religion are a big part of creating your "own personal beliefs".
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because when we wore young we thought that whatever they agree with is the way to go simply because they are older than us. Now that we grown up we learned about politics and political parties and can now decide where we fall under and have our own beliefs. And like you said "Age and religion are a big part of creating your "own personal beliefs".
DeleteI was in your shoes once in my lifetime. Just as people say the older ones are our role models so end up following their steps. Therefore when we are mature enough to decide by ourselves that is when our political views change from others such as our parents.
DeleteI definitely agree with Elizabet. Education plays a huge role in political socialization. Aswe become more informed and aware of issues around us, we are further able to decide what we agree on. For many of us, including myself, our parents weren't able to get the education we are fortunate to have and that can make the difference.
DeleteA family's job is to raise members for the society they live in. And in raising those members, you have to teach those kids how to think, act for themselves, go to the restroom, speak, interact, etc. etc. etc. And in the midst of all that, children are taught morals and are convinced to stick to certain beliefs such as with religion and politics. And I'm kind of sure that parents do this on purpose. And as what was said in the video, for the first couple years of a kid's life, all they know are their parents and that their parents know a whole lot more than them. So of course they'll unquestioningly adopt any idea they hear from their protectors. I hear it often from people running for political offices, they mention that they were raised in households where they were taught to speak up and fight for the greater good, and so on. I have inherited some my parents political beliefs, such as with immigration. When we discuss it, they like to bring in actual family members and friends as examples to get me to sympathize and adopt their beliefs. But on the other hand, they were raised in Mexico and later moved here, so it is inevitable that my beliefs will have some slight changes because I was born and raised here. But the results change from case to case, from child to child. I try to base my political ideas on the everyone's best interest, but just as the chapter we are reading now explains that informing everyone and receiving feedback is extremely difficult, I'm sure trying to take in everyone's best interest and making a decision on that can be just as difficult. I highly agree with what the video has to say at the end about adopting ideas. It is okay to adopt ideas from your parents but all your ideas shouldn't just come to you (being taught by your parents), you have to go out there and inform yourself through all kinds of media besides just one (your parents).
ReplyDeleteI happen to share the same views as my mother. I guess what they say about family having an influence on how you view things is true. I dont think it's beacsue she's my mom, i just think it's because i've been around her my entire life. Plus parent raise their kids the way they want them to be. When kids get a certain age they can decide to stay on that path or go down another, for now i've decided to stay.
ReplyDeleteI agree on the views you started with your parents. And we all have our own choice to be in what party to be in. I do agree, that once children reaches the age of 15-21. They can have different views or have the same. People who have their parents close to them are really influenced by them.
DeleteI have a different view with my parents. They are more liberal then I am. But when it comes to some certain issue, we all agree to it. I was mostly raised to learn and go by my parents beliefs and view points. But i got educated and started thinking for myself. I started to have different views and opinions. In the video, kids can start having their own views or else they wont understand the whole political view for themselves.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about kids having their own views. I also think kids should start learning these things at a younger age because by the looks of it things are not going to get better.
DeleteYea when I was younger and didn't know any better I had the same beliefs as my parents, but now I have my own beliefs now that I am somewhat more educated. Which are neither liberal, conservative, nor neutral. My political beliefs are just based on what's better for all not only Americans but everyone.
ReplyDeleteI agree on the point of bettering everyone, not just us. This is a reason why our system is corrupt, just based on the fact that everyone is selfish to their own needs to live their own better lives. Even though helping the world could be somewhat of a simple task.
DeleteI was the same way too. When I was younger I did everything my parents did. I had the same beliefs as my parents but now I have to think twice about everything that goes around this world and not just do the "monkey see monkey do" anymore.
DeleteI believe that everyone has been influenced of their parent's beliefs, including political, from the very minute you are born. From the start, your entire life is based off your parents opinions and morals and at the young age you know no different. However, once educated on politics and the system, views can be quick to change. In my opinion, everything should be done to create a better world and prosper together.
ReplyDeleteI agree, we should learn how to be our own person and have our beliefs and thoughts even if they are different from our parents. Its ok to be influenced by our parents but we should be ourselves in what we believe in.
DeleteI agree, that almost everyone has been influenced by their parents in some way but we should be able to shape our own beliefs to create a better world.
DeleteI disagree. If you become knowledgeable about a certain political agenda or etc, that does not make your political values which are instilled in you from childbirth subject to quickly change. Although many people seek to use the government to form an ideal "Utopia", we all fall victim to have similar political views as our guardians.
DeleteI agree and disagree because I think it all depends on how much you yourself are into politics. Because you will always grow up with your parents ways but if you get deep into politics then maybe you'll find your personal views on it.
DeleteAt first I thought I had the same political views under my parents more so of my dads because he is more into politics. However, on Monday in class when we wore discussing politics and political parties I realized that what I thought wore my beliefs are really not anymore. I feel like that now I am more educated and know more than what I knew in politics and I now have different beliefs. As said in the video kids in playgrounds are involved in political socialization when they have no clue about it. Why? Because they hear their parents talk and they pick up things and yap about it at school. An example of that would be kids are now saying more bad words at a younger age. Who do they get that from? Older people than them most certainly. My political opinion today is different from my parents.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Aidee because when you're young the only political views you hear about are from your parents. You copy what your parents say even if you don't know what it means. As you get older and more informed though, you should form your own opinion.
DeleteWhen I first heard of politics as a child, my parents, mostly my mother, told me to support the democrats because of the decisions Bush done. As the years passed, I did agree with her about it. I also realised that some of the democrat politicians' actions didn't really help the country either in which ,over time, I lost trust toward the government in whole. Most politicians always try to gain the trust of the people by saying things like improve healthcare or school education but never do anything about it. I learned in pre US History a few Presidents like Ronald Reagon and some of his accomplishments. I asked my mom if she was always a democrat in which she anwered she used to be a republican like her father because he actually imposed his beliefs on her before supporting Clinton. After some thinking, I would only agree on the beliefs of my parents if it'll help not only us, but the whole United States.
ReplyDeleteAndres just proved that political views are inherited by each other's parents and then once we start getting more educated, we start developing our own opinions about the government. Andres followed his mom's beliefs until he learned more and his mom followed her dad's beliefs until she felt "betrayed" by her political party. I think it's all a cycle and this is a very good example of it.
DeleteIn my occassion my mom does not really get involved with all this political views. Yet we do have our similarities and differences in some decisions when the theme comes up such like in the presidents election. We both agree on the escalation of employment should occur, since she does belong in that category of unemploy residents. On the other hand she has very different ideas from mines. She thinks all immigrants should have a second opportunity either way, but I contradict her opinion. My mother and I are different, but somewhat the same.
ReplyDeleteWell my parents aren't that all into politics so I didn't really get all into it either. As the government started to involve many of the issues that would affect me, I started paying more attention and so did my mom. I found out that my views on a lot of issues are the same as my mom's views. We think the same when it comes to immigration, death penalty, and gun control to name a few. Everyone grows up following their parents' steps and once we get older, we start understanding more and start developing our own views. For me, I'm still like my mom. With everything I've learned, I still believe in the things she believes in. Of course there are differences here and there but just with small things. My mom and I are very similar and I don't think it would change much. Some of my friends don't believe in the same ideas as me and when asked why they usually say "because I was raised that way" or "because my mom/dad told me". I think everyone inherits their parents' ideas but it's up to each individual to choose to stick with them or think outside the box in which they were born into.
ReplyDeleteMy parents are not all into politics so I really can't compare our views but based on how they raised us I would say they are more on the conservative side. I was raised the old school way especially because of my grandparents,but there are also things that we disagree on so I would say I am more in the center right. I really never did pay attention to politics but when I was able to understand more I began to actually become interested. I would always agree with people when they would say that the government doesn't tell us everything, but now after seeing this video it helps me actually explain my self better and helps stand my grounds better than before.
ReplyDeleteI believe I have in some way inherited my parent's political beliefs. My parents always talked negatively about politics which influenced my negative belief in the government. I kept strong to those beliefs, but later on in life I learned the truth about politics. My political ideas are basically based on facts and actions. I do not believe in promises but commitment for the better. This video does portray my view of political socialization, clearly.
ReplyDeleteI can agree on your statement. It is true that we all get some sort of political ideas from our parents. If you start learning more about politics, then you might change ideas just like I did. But then again it just depends on the willingness of a person to learn. Other than that, education serves a lot of importance when it comes to political beliefs as well.
DeleteMy parents aren't really into politics so I'm not sure if we have the same views. I do think that kids get their political views from their parents because most little kids don't have an idea of things going on in the government and society. They hear their parents, aunts uncles or older people express their opinions and get used to it and start claiming their views as their own. I base my views on what I think will benefit people most and if it can be done. However not everyone has the same beliefs and views, some are more liberal and others more conservative, for me it depends on what the argument is.
ReplyDeleteI agree that kids do get a lot of their views from their parents. Kids don't have the state of mind to really understand many things and have their own views, so they go with what their parents say, which they trust. I do believe that many kids' views may change as they grow older and grow more understanding of what goes on in society and politics though, possibly drifting aways from what their parents beliefs are.
DeleteI agree with Mayda because everyone's paretns are their set if knowledge for the first few years of one's life. And even after you are educated it might be hard to change what you have done most of your life until this point.
DeleteI agree. I think that my parents don't say much about politics because maybe their parents didn't talk much about it either. I think that as the time goes on a person starts to devlope their own point of view.
DeleteMy parents have never really spoken about their views or their political beliefs because of the fact that they have not truly been able to have a say in this country until recently due to their citizenship. But from what I could tell, both of my parents are somewhat conservative people. I am opposite of them, not really inheriting their beliefs much, in that I am open to different views depending on the situations that occur or what I view as correct. I am accepting of different issues that they might portray as unjustly or against what they have thought of. My views have truly come from my own experience and understanding of what occurs in life. I consider myself a realist person, judging what can truly occur and would help this society and the people. The video helped me understand that I am not really politically socialized, especially not from my parents. I have my own views and choices that I make based on my own opinions and beliefs.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. Our parents don;t say much about politics or their beliefs beause they don't have much of a say. If they had a say then they would care a bit more and have some oppinion in what should be done about out government.
DeleteI have not inherited political views from parents. My father is very conservative and my mother has never cared or bothered with politics. My father never really spoke about his political views until Obama was running for president. He would always critize him, even to this day; he told me not to vote for him, but I did anyway. Because he never was out spoken about politics I developed my own over the years through media, my own research, and my friends comparing our views. I am more liberal than my father, he just doesn't know it yet.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a great idea that you developed your own sense of political identity, rather than following in your father's footsteps. I am sort of in the same situation. I am more liberal than most of my family, but I just don't really say anything.
DeleteI did have the similar to my parents when I was growing up but whenever i started paying attention to what each party would say i somewhat drifted away from my parents belief. Althoug my parents aren't really into politics and government based things, i really wasn't so much influenced as other are. But yet i believe both parties have good views but i can't say i am really part of one side .
ReplyDeleteGrowing up, politics were never really talked about, or mentioned in my house. My family usually strayed away from stuff like that. But when there's a huge issue that mainly everyone knows about, we do have the same beliefs about the issue. I think that because politics were never discussed around in my house, that that's the reason I'm more independent than republican or democratic. There's good and bad sides to everything, and although political parties were never a good idea, there are some positive things about them. Though they label, seperate, and cause arguements between many Americans, there's still a good resource to have.
ReplyDeleteThe same thing goes around in my family. We don't really talk about politics that much. I guess its because my family and I don't want to clash and keep our opinions to ourselves. Another reason may be because only my stepfather and I both are able to vote and if anything politic-wise should be address it should be on election day.(haha!)
DeleteI can see that yes, I have inherited some political beliefs from my parents since I was young. This is normal due to being new in the world of politics and usually the first time a child would hear anything about it, it would usually come from their family. Its normal for that same child to grow with that belief since his or her parents will keep repeating it over and over. The only way to stop having the beliefs is if the person decides to educate him or herself on politics and see what were true and false statements that their parents have. If they don't educate their own self, then it will be a big chance they stay with the same political ideas as their parents. In my case, I educated my self about politics as I grew, and started to change my ideas that I once had learned more. This does not mean I stop believing on everything my parents say but only oppose some of their ideas. This again is just an opinion of mines.
ReplyDeleteThat it's true about being new with politics. We just go with our patents because we really do not know what's going on.
DeleteI do not really follow similar views as my parents because well they’re uninformed and in many instances ignorant to what is really going on with the government. They claim to be democratic because they refuse to let the government have all or absolute power over society, but when I ask them specific reason for the side they’ve chosen to take they can provide me with little to no real rational reasoning. It’s somewhat frustrating to realize how in the dark many parents and adults are about certain issues pertaining to the nation. Everyone wants to blame the president as though his powers are unlimited and he can do all and everything he wishes. Well, as shown in the video, he obviously cannot. I think I’m somewhat in the middle of it all. I believe that citizens should have the right to make an impact and play part in the decisions that go on in their country’s government; however I also believe that the central government needs to be strong and stable as to control the chaos that could occur otherwise. I think that before you can decide what sides to take you need to be informed as to what both sides represent and what their causes toward helping the nation are. You can’t simply choose because of what others think or what others say about both parties. Then nothing will get done and no change will be set into motion, because at the end of the day no one really knows anything.
ReplyDeleteOk when it comes to the issue of political parties and there beliefs i would have to say that they are possibly the worst thing that could of happend to america. For instance if i agree more conservative on matters than liberal does that automatically make me a republican. You see no man/woman is a pure republican or democrat that's just what the government set out to be. As far as me and my parents go on the situation it's clear we're indecisve unsure which true party we are. So for that simple reason i would label myself as indepedent.
ReplyDeleteMy family and me don't really talk about politics that much, but from the way they act about certain things, id say my parents and me are in the same party, however my father is more conservative and my mother more liberal. Me, on the other hand, change from liberal to conservative and vise versa depending on the situation and the impact it can cause. I think that political socialzation occurs in my house, and that's why I change between conservative and liberal. Also, i. Think the video did a pretty good job of expaling what political soliazation is, and beacuase of it I understand a little more of why I believe in what I believe.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is influenced by their parents. It is only that we change if we do dorm research. My parents usually do not vote. The people that influence me are my brothers and sister. I do not think my family has one side they choose because they always change or they do not vote. I think I just go with them on who ever they choose that year.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is infulenced by their parents. There are some things I can relate to them and there are some things I can't. When it comes to political parties I would classify my parents as conservative. When I asked them if they care about anything going on it surprised me because I never thought my parents really care about what goes around them. They are pretty old school but after talking it out with them I could easily classify them as Conservative. Me, on the other hand, I am not sure what I can classify myself as of right now because right now I still feel as if I'm a kid and I am barley still learning more things. I would classify myself as the middle because right now I am only learning things and I know for sure when this class is done with I will be learning a lot and will be able to know how I see things around me. Hey, maybe I'll be Conservative or maybe I'll be Liberal.
ReplyDeleteThat is true everyone is influenced by there family. Yes, by the end of this course we will be more informed and have more inside of what politics and the government is really about.
DeleteI do believe, i did inherit most of my parent’s political beliefs but not all of them, because there are certain things we disagree on. For example, gay marriage they are hugely against it, while I believe its there life so they should be able to do what they want and be respected. I base my political ideas on what I learn in readings and research. Yes, the video does portray the way I would describe political socialization.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you Alice, even though our parents may tell us about their political views, we recognize that those are their beliefs, and not ours. That causes us to research and figure out what our own views are. i remember this year, now that i was eligible, my mom would tell me time and time again to vote for President Barack Obama. I researched both candidates before i was sure who i would vote for. Even though my parents are immigrants, i am Hispanic, and grew up in a lower class family, I considered voting for Mitt Romney, because i believed he would lower the deficit. But i ended up voting for Barack Obama, because of his views on gay marriage, immigration, and abortion.
DeleteIn my case my parents and I have never talked about politics they think that all politicians lie. They say that they promise a lot of things and they do nothing. While growing up my parents raise my brother and I old school they had this conservatives believes. They were really strict now with my little sisters they are more liberal they don't have as much rules as they did with us. Politics has never being the center of our conversations.
ReplyDeletei agree with you yarely. my family is the same way. i was pretty much raised the same way you were. in my family politics doesnt exist. so im not even too sure in what they believe in.
DeleteI dont know what my mom is for sure either i just know she has opinions on both
DeleteI agree with you on this. My parents either had something negative to say or didn't say anything at all. However, this did give me an opportunity to express my own beliefs on them.
Deleteim not too sure on what my parents beliefs are in terms in government. they just dnt care what the government has to say. they say one thing and go completely about doing the other. in my family we dont really talk abt politics. to us, its not as important as it really is. my parents dont talk about it and never really mention what matters to them wen it comes to politics. i myself dont know too much about the situation in the political world. i guess you can say that i get it from my parents because they are the same way. so as far as im concern i dont know what my parents beliefs are. but when i figure it out im sure that me and my parents have a differents sets of beliefs.
ReplyDeleteWhen you’re young the only politics you grow up hearing about is from your parents and the media. That’s why my parents had such a strong influence on my political views. When I got older I did more research and formed my own political identity. Although I still remained a part of the same political party I identified myself with before, I formed different opinions than my parents on certain issues. I think it is important to form your own political identity based on your beliefs. When you get older and understand politics better, you should form your own opinion.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Stephanie. Family definitely influences our political views especially if both parents share the same political views and belong to the same political party. However, it is important to find how you really are when it comes to politics. You might look at political issues in a new perspective when researching.
DeleteI agree with you, Jessica. It is important to look at the issues that concern our generation and try to figure out where our personal views stand politically. Yes parents many have an influence but at the end of the day, things have changed from their time.
DeleteNo, some of my parents political views and ideas are more liberal. I have came to realize I am very conservative and follow a great traditional role than those of a Liberal.The video we discussed in class suggested that the young have a liberal view but I guess I'm categorized as a rare few. One thing both my parents and I do agree on are the opportunities for Immigration laws to be modify to better the chance of residency or citizenship for immigrants and also the banning of abortion. But besides that we're very different in other ideas.
ReplyDeleteI agree with u ,Diana. I have the same experience with my parents. We do agree sometimes, but sometimes we don't see eye to eye on some issues. Sometimes, it's hard because you want them to agree with your views,but u can't force them to agree. All you can do is agree to disagree and move on.
DeleteMy parents are like yarelys parents we dont talk about politics at all and the little things we do talk about we both disagree. My mom has views from both but im not really sure what she is. I reAlly dont think we share our parents views. Maybe when were younger cause thats all we know but pnce we get out in the world we learn more and change our views.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that once in the world the views change. When a person is able to break free from the beliefs of their parents then the person is able to project their own political identity.
DeleteIn a point of time, parents/guardians become a huge influence on a child's beliefs. Reason being is because the child is being raised in a certain environment with with the beliefs of whomever they're around. As for me, my parents weren't much into politics. They would talk about it here and there and it did influence me in a certain way throughout the previous years. Now, as i'm older i still stand by what my parents believe, but with a few differences. I base my political ideas on the situation. Whether it will be a positive or negative effect in life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nancy that the environment greatly affects the child as they grow. They're sponges of information from child to teen. Therefore, because of the amount of time spent on influencing the child, the child is bound to stand by what the parents believe. However, as Nancy mentioned, there exist differences, and there exits people who base their ideas on the situation alone.
DeleteMy family and I don't really talk about politics, but when we do we usually agree. I believe that we have the same political views, my mom has influenced my political views. As the video stated many studies have proved that most of us do inherent our parents political views. But as I get older I start making my own opinion towards politics.
ReplyDeleteAs a child, we grow up experiencing the different views and thoughts that are involved with politics. My parents were never the type of people to get involved with politics that much. As a result, i grew up not really involved in politics. I had no clue about political parties and how they worked and stuff. I gained knowledge about politics at school and some through the media. As i grew older, i was able to form my political views. To my surprise, i turned out to have the same views as my parents. As of now i do agree with them, but it all comes down to the issues that are being discussed. Even though my parents didn't directly have an effect on me politically , i did inherit they politics views. Being under the same roof did eventually have an effect on me and influenced my political habits.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you, because I didn't have a clue on the difference between political parties either. And gaining knowledge at school is still transforming my political beliefs as well.
DeleteWell my parents don't really care about politics. However, as some issues are stated in the media they have shown somewhat of an interest in the subject, but I've noticed that I seem to agree with what they believe is right and wrong. I think that they are independent which makes me an independent-we don't go either way. So therefore, it did eventually influence my political beliefs.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we mainly believe in what the Media has to say because as time progresses they progress too. Meaning that they keep up with our newer generations and that helps modern generations shape their political ideals and beliefs.
DeleteAs i was younger i really did not know much about politics when my parents talked about it. With any aspect they would talk about id just believe in it. As i got older and more educated there was a lot of material i agreed and disagreed with my parents. My Dad and oldest brother are really into politics and it seems as they influence me for the most part. There may be some things i disagree and agree..
ReplyDeleteI believe I have inherited my parents political beliefs because of the values I developed when growing up with them and having the same opinions in most of the political problems we face today.I base my political beliefs in how it will effect me and my morals. So I believe that this video does portray my views of political socialization
ReplyDeleteI agree parents can influence their kids beliefs on different issues. But once they are mature enough to no what is going on. They get their owns beliefs.
DeleteI inherited some of my mother's views. I grew up in a family that consisted of my mother, her sisters, and her grandmother, so of course not a lot of political talk went on. However, as the years passed and I learned about the gov't etc, I build my own point of view, but kept some of their ideals. In the end, it is an issue dependent case on whether or not I agree with my family.
ReplyDeleteMy parents never spoke about politics. In fact, I recently found out what they believed because I asked them. However, by the time I had asked them I knew what my political ideology and or beliefs were. Perhaps I did inherit them from my parents because of the way they acted and my political beliefs came to be the same as theirs. But I highly doubt that my political beliefs came from them because my parents never paid attention to politics. In class discussions, the media, and churches may have shaped what I believe in but not completely. There are some things that I agree and disagree within my own political identity. I think my political ideas come from what I've experienced, heard, and seen but I feel that I can distinguish in what I hear and what I believe in.
ReplyDeleteWell my parents have never actually spoken about politics. I just recently found out what they believe in and it turn out we have similar beliefs about politics. I don't really think I'm inherit their political beliefs because they never paid attention or talk about them. I base my political values on what I believe in, an my morals and ethics.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Diocelin because if your parents don't really show an interest in politics then our perspectives wont be changed or affected as much. Now that does not mean that other things don't shape our ideas either.
DeleteMy parents don't talk about politics. Although parents influence their kids into a lot of things, I can say that since politics aren't mention in my house I don't have the believes as my parents. I have my own ideas and in cases I might agree with one of my parents.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I would love to say that my parents' political views have not influenced my own, it is simply not true. As an individual trying to discover myself I have explored different issues and have taken stances of which I believed to be logical and unbiased. However, as well thought out as I think my perspective is, I am influenced by my parents' values through politics, morals,and ethics. Both of my parents are strongly Republican, so as I explore my own tastes I always have a Republican foundation.
ReplyDeleteMy brother has given me free thought though. He strongly encourages me to research bills and issues because he actively does so. We are both rooted Republicans, but with my brother I can never really say that I've been ignorant of too many problems or scandals.
I agree with your brother's belief in research. "knowledge is power" An educated populous is an empowered populous. With information we can make rational decisions, not irrational ones like the healthcare bill...
DeleteFor me, very early on, I was aware of my own voice and that I had a seperate opinion from my parents. They did influence my beliefs but it was definitely not forced. My mom has always been the type of person to stick to her beliefs but also keeps an open mind when listening to others. That's probably the most influence I've had from her. For me, their views tend to be a bit more conservative and I tend to be more liberal, however neither of us are extreme so we can stand each other to some degree. As a kid, I always heard my parents out and respected their beliefs but I simultaneously began to develop my own. As I grew up and was introduced to all sorts of different people, it was easier for me to decide what I thought was wrong/ right. Political socialization, for me, has been aided by my awareness in the community, personal experience and the media.
ReplyDeleteAs a child my parents didn't really have a say in my political view my ieals are my own. Im he weird one in the family. However they haven't changed after many years so I'm just the odd one in this subject.
ReplyDeletei without a doubt can say i completely understand how you feel because its the same way in my home.
DeleteWell I can say that you should be more active in the political agenda so you wont be the odd man out.
DeleteI would have to say that my parent's have influenced my view of politics to a certain extent. Of course, they have raised me with certain values and beliefs. However, I like the fact that they are open minded people. As a result, I am the same. We are not too conservative or too liberal. Especially since they are part of the same political party, I have a tendency to agree more often with their political party. Media, current events, and school have influenced me to become exposed more to politics and form my own political identity.
ReplyDeleteI got some of my parents political perspectives but most I have adapted from the things I have learned such as books or things I have seen on the media. Things like the media, parents, teachers, and books influence our political views all the time and that's what political socialization is all about shaping a persons political view. My family always has differences but i would have to say that even though i do agree with them at time i have opisite political views than them.
ReplyDeletehonestly i get most of my political beliefs from my parents, but my parents beliefs are different from each other so at times i am a bit democratic or republican depending on the topic. so i can see some sense of reason from both political parties but i tend to be a somewhat republican
ReplyDeleteI know I said I don't think I inherited my parents political beliefs,but I would have to say that I mostly likely do share some political beliefs as my parents. This in a way is sort of like how Ivan inherited his political beliefs. Even though I didn't get them directly I probably share them just like Ivan shares his beliefs with his parents
DeleteI would say that my political beliefs are just a branch off my parents' beliefs. They have influenced my beliefs, but they aren't very political. I use their beliefs as a foundation of mine, but I begin to develop my own. My parents are more conservative than I am, because of their parents. I feel as if I am more open-minded and and more liberal with my thoughts. I don't mean they are closed-minded, but I do believe that I am more accepting to change and adaptation. Since my parents aren't very political around me, I would say my political beliefs are structured more by my peers.
ReplyDeletemy political views and any view on anything is the polar opposite of my parents. politics were never a very big topic at hand in my home so to this day politics are minimal in my life. do i believe my parents had a big impact on my beliefs,yes.as human beings we are all shaped in some way or another to be who we become as we mature.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that I inherited my parents political beliefs because, like others, I don't really know my parents stand politically. I don't think I inherited them because I never really heard my parents talk much about politics. The way I base my political beliefs is vastly effected by the media and school. This is because the only place I hear about politics is school and on the news or other forms of the media. To be honest I don't believe this video accurately portrays my views on political socialization because, I myself was not heavily effected by my parents when it came to developing a political identity.
ReplyDeleteI totall agree with you, I also base my beliefs on how the topics generally affect what my priorities are. Soon enough that will change though because one day we will be parents, and we will have to become the grown ups, and we will have to be in charge of what we believe in, and nonetheless a household and children which will rely on us to teach them what we believe is right of wrong.
DeleteWe all pick up beliefs and different views from our parents and develop them later on through our experiences in life. My parents are not very connected to political issues that go on in every day events. They choose to stick closer to God than to what is going on in this world. However, their beliefs about abortion, gay marriage, and other things do affect how I see politics. That is why it is very hard for me to find my way to one side of the political scale. Every group seems to have something that me and my family see as "wrong" or "bad".
ReplyDeleteAlthough my parents never really spoke about their political beliefs to me, I believe that I have acquired their beliefs, because of the way i was raised. They are not 100 percent influential in my political beliefs, but do play a role. Growing up in a lower class family will undocumented parents, may place me as a strong Liberal, however i do not side with democrats on every issue. I base my political views on, not just what would benefit me, but benefit everybody.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe I inherited my political views from my parents. My father was a highly religious, conservative man and my mother still is. I guess the only good thing about growing up with roman catholic teachings is that I learned to have compassion for all. This idea plays an important role in my present political view regarding social issues. I would say that my biggest influence on my personal political stance have been my mentors, but I must also say that I tend to seek those with similar views. I understand the idea behind the video, nonetheless I believe that there is more to political socialization than the influence of parents, peer circles,a and the media. A recent study by UC San Diego looked at the way the brain is also involved in defining political preferences. A team of political scientists and neuroscientists has shown that liberals and conservatives use different parts of the brain when they make risky decisions, and these regions can be used to predict which political party a person prefers. The new study suggests that while genetics or parental influence may play a significant role, being a Republican or Democrat changes how the brain functions.
ReplyDelete"In a prior experiment, participants had their brain activity measured as they played a simple gambling game. Dr. Schreiber and his UC San Diego collaborators were able to look up the political party registration of the participants in public records. Using this new analysis of 82 people who performed the gambling task, the academics showed that Republicans and Democrats do not differ in the risks they take. However, there were striking differences in the participants’ brain activity during the risk-taking task.
Democrats showed significantly greater activity in the left insula, a region associated with social and self-awareness. Meanwhile Republicans showed significantly greater activity in the right amygdala, a region involved in the body’s fight-or-flight system. These results suggest that liberals and conservatives engage different cognitive processes when they think about risk.
In fact, brain activity in these two regions alone can be used to predict whether a person is a Democrat or Republican with 82.9% accuracy. By comparison, the longstanding traditional model in political science, which uses the party affiliation of a person’s mother and father to predict the child’s affiliation, is only accurate about 69.5% of the time. And another model based on the differences in brain structure distinguishes liberals from conservatives with only 71.6% accuracy." (The findings are published in the journal PLOS ONE on 13 February)
Although me and my family agree on many political issues, we have a lot of disagreements. My family members have, and are still influencing my beliefs, since all throughout my life I have expected and learned what is right and what is wrong. Up until the time when I have started to create my own conscious beliefs, I have found that I have truly learned through the eyes of my parents, and that I have basically learned their opinions on things. After researching, and taking a quiz, which may or may not be accurate, which was given to me by my APUSH teacher last year, I found that me and my family share different beliefs, and at the same time are neutral, and understand what the other person thinks and feel empathy, but in the end I am more lenient to my side, not my parents decision or side.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest my family never talks about politics. That means that i must get my political beliefs by myself. I believe that it is better for me because i wouldn't have the pressure of other people on me.
ReplyDeleteNot to be disrespectful but your political views couldnt have come just from you. You wouldve been exposed to not just the media but also what your friends think. So while in your eyes you dont realize it, or may not have been, i believe you were enfulence if nothing a tiny bit when you were younger.
DeleteI and my parents political beliefs are similar for the most part there is no real major diffirences. I guess thats because in a way i understand them, and they also understand me. Maybe if it starts to get deeper in opinion and politics ill see a big diffirence. But as in for now we are neutral.
ReplyDeleteI base my political views off of rationality. If the numbers and reasoning work then the idea will work. This has cause me to disagree with my parents political views often. I do not let anything influence my views unless there is evidence and proof. If there is no support for an ideal to work I immediately strike it down. I am a radical idealist and realist. In my eyes today's politics is a game of irrationality.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement. Political views should be based of reasoning and not background. This tends to clouds the mind of the people to which creates a bias in society.
DeleteMy parents have greatly influenced my poltical views, but no my views are not all the same as theirs. We rarely disagree on subjects dealing wit politics, but when we do it's the fact we're on completely opposite sides of an argument. I do strong believe in political socilization; that not only our family bt friends and media greatly influence us on our views.
ReplyDeleteThe same often goes for me and my parents, its not very often that we disagree but when we do, we are on opposite sides of the spectrum, which sometimes leads to interns arguments
DeleteI believe I have developed the same political beliefs as my parents. I have the same morals when it comes down to whom I should vote for in elections, which often times is the republican candidate. Over time I have become more and more like my parents in many ways including ways that I don't even notice which includes politics.
ReplyDeleteI have not, seeming that my parents have been raised by religion in which sense they're beliefs are more conservative. Though I have been raised by them as being told, "Make your decisions correctly." driving me to the point to always question and find reasoning in my beliefs. This video I believe only captures a fragment of what Political Socialization is, besides parents and media being the superior factor, community, country, ethnicity, gender, and other factors also play a significant role.
ReplyDeletewile it is true that community country ethnicity etc. play an important point in Political Socialization parents are pretty much who decide that because they have the burden to know what thay are before one is bonrn and even if things were to change people usually keep to does that are the same to them to avoid confrontations w/ one another my point being the vidieo was right in targeting the midia and the parents but most importantly one as an individual becuse like they say we can do our own reaserch the problem is in to whom to believe
DeleteI agree my parents have explained what political party they beling to and why and allowed me to make a choice and didn't pressure me to become conservative but I find myself changing on certain topics but I consistently conservative but like Martin said lots of things contribute to why we vote the way we vote and the way we see certain issues due to gender region and media can manipulate the vote that we cast on election day
DeleteNot exactly, you can say that I resemble my parents in some ways but I dont feel their ideals. I've been persuade by peers and and the media and because of this exposure I dont see eye to eye at time with my parents. Labeling myself is not my style because of the fact that im nether a republican or a democrat i just follow my instics and beliefs that differ from my parents and its mainly the lenguage barrier that exist because they are limited to only one lenguage because of how much they know of it.u cant call me independent eather because of the fact that i dont like their statements eather i just listen and analize to make sure it fits my ideals, morals, goal tragectory thats all there is to it.
ReplyDeleteI have been influenced by my parents but have been given the choice to choose and I've taken a test that Ms.Macklin gave us last year and tested with the rest of my family and I think it ha a lot to do with me listen to political radio my favorite being the great czar of radio Micheal Berry. There are many things that I agree with my parents about such as gun laws, gay marriage, and being conservative as we are we have strong opinions and stick by them. But there are issues such as some foreign policy that I disagree with such as the war on terror to me it is pointless because terrorism will always exist but to some like my parents it is America's retaliation to 9-11 I admit that we got Bin Ladin but at a greater cost. Was one enemy life greater than the thousand American soldiers all pay that price so that the man behind the 9-11 attacks could be dumped in the ocean as the government says I think not. But like the video suggest region race and family do influence us into the voters we are today and the values and morals that we hold dear due to the way we were raised.
ReplyDeleteI agree with roy that theyre are some differences in how you think from your parents but i think that that is the best part about it when you argue and explain why this or why that.
DeleteLiving with you I can only agree that our parents have influenced our belief in politics for the most part having parents who actual car a pay attention to what's going on and not only whenever elections come around but care about what's going on daily
DeleteMy political beliefs are pretty similar to those of my parents. Its not that im following the ways of my parents but their beliefs make sense to me. The ways that my parents and i agree on are that if the play is fair then its fine with me.My family isnt very political we are more as independents and care for human rights more that anything. After all the government is run by the people and for the people so how people are treated should be a huge factor in politics.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I never found politics interesting until my dad would constantly bring up the a few issues and we'd have discusses about them which showed me his point of view and why he was right and me being wrong. I learned what to believe politically because of my dad. Which I concluded our parents are influencing your political belief whether you agree or disagree with them
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on never finding politics interesting but I guess being in this class opened my mind more about things.
DeleteI have realized this week from the classroom discussions that my political views have come from my family. After the discussions I had talks with my mother and we figured out where I got my way of thinking. We share the same views for gay marriage, gun control,and citizenship. This is indeed a case of political socialization. Even though we are entitled to our own beliefs it doesn't mean we can't be influenced by our parents, and not to mention the media. My political views are conservative but I also believe that there has to be some changes made because times have changed from when most laws and amendments were enacted.
ReplyDeleteI believe that I did inherit my parent’s political beliefs, but what’s strange is that I mainly inherited most of my beliefs from my dad. The reason why I said my dad is because there are many topics that we both agree on like abortion, gun control, gay marriage. On the other hand my mom has sort of the opposite beliefs and it’s kind of a strange/weird perspective on things. I think it’s actually beneficial to me because I’m able to see both sides of the spectrum and it truly allows me to see the true sides of the debated issues. I agree with certain topics and sometimes I don’t. It depends on the current situation, and how I feel that day. I could wake up one morning and be against a certain topic and the next day wake up and be for that certain topic. I’m not sure how I function, but I guess I’ll be a horrible politician. I just like hearing a lot and not talking a lot; I take everything in, and then make my own decision. I guess my political socialization is the world and their beliefs.
ReplyDeleteNo my parents have had zero affect on my political views since there minds were on a different matter. Ever since I have read "Mein Kampf" and the "Communist Manifesto" they have opened my mind on the possibility of having a utopia through the power of an army and ethnic cleansing. We have to purge the ones who try to stop the dream of a perfect nation that will consume the world with our ideals. The video also did not represent my radical ideals for a strong nation.
ReplyDeleteI believe that I did inherit my parents political beliefs because we seem to agree in many topics. My parents discussions over politics have really made me believe more like them. I didn't want to just say I was from a certain party before doing my research. After my research I technically proved myself that what my parents thought was what I thought. There might be some things that we might disagree, but most of my views are Republican.
ReplyDeleteI Believe I've inherited my parents politcal beliefs in quite a few ways. for example, Our views on gay marriage for one are the same as we seem to be neutral about wheather gay marrige it to be leaglized. If that's what someone wants to do then it go for it but as long as I'm not affected buy it in anyway. I guess growing up around them 24/7 and hearing their opinions on political issues has made sense to me and therefore is why i agree with them today.
ReplyDeleteI believe I did inherit my parents political beliefs. I think for the most part all teens or children get the true values and political beliefs from family. Of course the media takes major role in this but the ones that influence it the most is the parents. I guess from the discussion in class I would be a little more in between of liberal and conservative. I agree on certain things from each different side. It just all depends on how things are viewed by the public or children.
ReplyDeleteI honestly showed no interest in politics until this past election when I realized "Hey, this is going to effect me! I'm 18, I can vote, it's time to get informed." From the beginning I had my mom whispering in my ear trying to make me see everything EXACTLY from her point of view, and at first I did. When you don't know much over something and someone who you trust is telling you what you should believe, you do. That is until I started watching the debates and looking into things with more detail. I think at some point every individual has to learn that they are responsible for their own thoughts and believes, and no matter how much of an influence your parents are, because they are, you need to move past that and make up your own mind. I do believe in some of what my parents believe, but I also have my own thoughts separate from theirs.
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