Who is the first person that comes to mind when hearing a word relative to terrorism? Have you ever thought about the reasons as to why terrorist attacks occur, and the beliefs behind them? As individuals we perceive things being right or wrong, the severity of an action, and the importance of something but these are all interpreted differently based on a variety of factors including a major one being culture. Osama bin Laden’s values are based upon Islamic fundamentalism and his beliefs are the reasons why he was famously known as the world’s most wanted terrorist. Born to “Muslim parents on the Arabian Peninsula in the Malaaz District of Riyadh” in 1957, Osama bin Laden was raised in a wealthy Saudi family, 1 of 52 children (Aboul-Enein 1).
Another major political socialization agent that helped me shaped my political opinions were my friends. Many of my best friends are part of the LGBT community and have very strong opinions when it comes to politics. Since I am surrounded with friends most of the time because I am at school most of the day, they have made me realize that it was unfair that they were not able to get married when they wanted to because it was not allowed in most states. All of my friends also vowed not to get married until all the fifty states in America allowed same-sex couples to get married. I supported their decision and agreed because if they are happy, I am happy as well.
Maurer & Smith describes geopolitical community as a geographical area or place (2013 ). My personal geopolitical community is a master planned community located in the San Joaquin Hills in the southeastern corner of Orange Country, California. It is geopolitical as it is surrounded by well-defined boundaries for easy identification on a map. In 2016, the city reported a population of almost 66,000. Phenomenological community is a community where members feel a sense of belongingness and membership (Maurer & Smith, 2013).
The American experience is not unfamiliar to me, I have been visiting America since I was a child and as a child I always wanted to move to America. My first visit here I fell in love with the culture specifically the freedom of expression. However the opportunity did not emerge for me to move to America legitimately and as promising young child, I did not want to damage my future by moving to a country illegally where I could not live to my full potential. I stayed in Jamaica and I completed my University education as a registered nurse and had become comfortable with my life in Jamaica. I started working the spring of 2013 and upon receival of my first paycheck, I was reminded that this is not the place I wanted to be.
I am a born and raised West Texas white male. The demographic should speak for itself. I side myself with the Republican Party, with mostly Libertarian views and a couple of Democratic to be honest. Growing up, politics was something that we did not talk about too often, we actually would tend to avoid it. I would remember when my father told once and only once what being a Republican meant, and what being a Democrat meant.
Based on the U.S. Social Class Ladder, my social class is classified as the working class. Education is the primarily used to measure class. With my high school diploma, I am only able to be low paid worker who work as a retail seller or a clerk. My family income is slightly lower than thirty six thousands dollars. The social class is affecting my life in some ways.
I lived as a foreigner in America for 15 years. The day I became an American citizen was one of the easiest, yet hardest days of my life. The process itself was quite simple. My parents had already been naturalized, so all I had to do was take the Oath of Allegiance and sign the Certificate of Naturalization. However, in that short one-hour ceremony, I had relinquished my Indian citizenship, losing something I had from birth, and had pledged myself to “the home of the free and the land of the brave.”
Growing up in the United States from a very young age made me stray away from my Indian heritage, so in 2008, my parents saw the need to send my siblings and me to India in order to replenish the Indian culture in us. Initially, I had no idea as to how long we were going to live in India for, but by the third year, all I wanted was to come back to New York. Everything in India was just so different, convoluted and fruitless; just because I was American, I was treated differently–both negatively and positively. Peo I didn’t like India because of how corrupt it was.
In order to see the good in the world, one must first admit the injustices that have come before. My vision for America is an entirely new America, one where we need to admit the injustices that as a people we have done and we must recuperate those who have lost because of it. We must look at the past and heal the wounds we as a nation have left behind in order to create a new America, one in which the best and the brightest lead us, one where the world can point at our flag, the American flag, and say that we helped them meaningfully no matter their country and say that we are a beacon for hope, ideas, and freedom. These are all things that we can accomplish, but in order to do these things and properly defend the ones who need protection,
My vision for America is that we continue to grow as a country, through education. For my generation education matters more than any other before us. Many people say that our generation will have to pay for the previous generation's mistakes. I like to think that we have been being preparing for this our whole lives. That now it is our turn and though there are quite a few problems, our generation has the knowledge necessary to fix them.
Political socialization is a life time process by people in which they form their own ideas and beliefs of politics and acquire political values. My political socialization was influenced by my family. However, the mass media and my future educational achievements and financial goals had created an impact on my political socialization. My political socialization is that my belief understanding of politics came from the time when I was a young teenager. It was when my family had taught me about understanding politics and what the meaning of it is.
The first political socialization i 'm going to talk about that I applies to me is family. The ways that family affects my political socialization are through members of family like my uncle and my dad. These individuals have influenced me through their jobs and the way they carry themselves, for example my dad owns his own restaurant and is a successful hard working person. I idolize my dad and hope to one day become even more successful than him and own my own business.
Guadalupe Olivares 10/01/14 The Process of Political Socialization The process of political socialization is what happens throughout a person’s life can influence their political ideology. There have been three main factors that have been major influences on my political ideology. These three factors are schools, peers, and mass media.
As a person goes through life he or she may wonder “Who am I?” and “What is my purpose?” The objective of this paper is to allow me to reflect and critically analyze who I am as a person. In this paper, I will discuss my social location and identity, my life experiences and my privileges and disadvantages.
Over the last fifteen years, I have grown mentally and socially. I credit my growth to my ability to analyze and understand the world for what it is. Social imagination is the use of information to understand the world and ourselves for who we are. Possessing the quality of mind that can develop reason and the capacity to shift perspectives are the basis of social imagination (Mills 2000). As I mentioned in reflection one, I came to realize that my way of thinking is what helped me overcome living a poor lifestyle.
