People are initiated into the political principles and values of their country through political socialization practice. Often, older members of the community are tasked with the responsibility of teaching the younger ones about political rules and customs. However, there are other agents of political socialization including schools, family, media and peer groups that are also influential to political understanding (Habashi, 2017, p. 65). Through these agents they gain the knowledge, beliefs and standards, which assist them in comprehending government and policies. In this paper, I will focus on the effects of agents of socialization, their influences on political knowledge and understanding and the attitudes towards different forms of authority.
The situations in which political socialization happen are endless. Teachers, parents and society at large are among the agents of socialization who orient persons who are rather passive. The aforementioned agents of socialization have had various effects on my perception concerning politics. For instance, intimate conversations with family during different occasions have shaped my political association and ideologies. Consequently, the political platform learned in school as taught by my teachers
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This political development grows from that tender age and lasts over a lifetime (Pye, & Verba, 2015, p. 87). Growing up in a much rather outspoken social environment, my political experience goes back as early as my preschool years. Most of the political memories I got today are as a result of family participation in different political events such as the voting process and media. Additionally, going through school has had a huge impact which is as result of early political learning of the patriotic values such as the national anthem passed on by teachers and the society at