Self-Check: Reading Assignment

Read Chapter 11, Political Socialization & Public Opinion, pages 376-403 in your text before completing the rest of this section. The section activities will require that you are able to readily access the information.

For this second reading assignment you should be able to:

1. Describe the process of political socialization.
2. Compare and contrast political socialization of different age groups.
3. Describe the role of genetics in political socialization.
4. Analyze the role of schools in political socialization.
5. Describe how political socialization changes over a person’s lifetime.