In your opinion (and experience) did Glass correctly identify the primary source of our collective political socialization?
In 1986, J. Glass argued that a parents political orientation is the strongest determining factor in predicting a childs future political preferences (i.e., most (or many) Republicans grew up in Republican-leaning households and most (or many) Democrats grew up in Democrat-leaning households). See Attitude similarity in three generational families: Socialization, status inheritance, or reciprocal influence?, American Sociological Review , Vol 51, 685-698 (1986). You can access the article using the hyperlink below. You do not need to reference many if any details from the article, other than the authors thesis (the article is very technical and quantitative in nature my brief description of the authors thesis, above, is all you need to write your essay).
1. In your opinion (and experience) did Glass correctly identify the primary source of our collective political socialization?
2. What other sources or factors influence our political preferences?
3. Glasss article was published in 1986. In your opinion, is political socialization today largely similar to political socialization in 1986? If so, how is it similar? If not, how is it different? What implications do your observations have for political candidates, organizations, and/or institutions?
4. Finally, please identify (and briefly describe) at least two aspects of our course material thus far (from the text, lectures, or discussion postings) that help you to understand political socialization differently than you did prior to beginning our class. (The pictures below show past discussion posts and should give some insight for this question.)
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