- Family, schools, peers, media, and social environments (including civic and religious organizations) contribute
to the development of an individual's political attitudes and values through
the process of political socialization.
-The relative importance of major political events to
the development of individual political attitudes is an example
of political socialization.
- Generational and lifecycle effects also contribute to the political socialization that influences an individual's political attitudes.
- As a result of globalization, U.S. political culture has both influenced and been influenced by the values of other countries