{"id":2627,"date":"2025-08-27T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2627"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:31:23","slug":"how-we-develop-our-political-values","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/chapter\/how-we-develop-our-political-values\/","title":{"rendered":"3.3 How We Develop Our Political Values"},"content":{"raw":"<strong>Political socialization<\/strong> is the process through which people develop their political values and beliefs. It begins in childhood and is shaped by many influences, including family, religion, schools, peers, media, and major political events. Where someone lives, their socioeconomic status, and their education also may influence their beliefs.\r\n\r\nWe will revisit political socialization in more detail in Chapter 5.\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Think About It<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn the meantime, reflect on what has influenced you. Which people, places, or experiences have shaped your views about government and politics?\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p><strong>Political socialization<\/strong> is the process through which people develop their political values and beliefs. It begins in childhood and is shaped by many influences, including family, religion, schools, peers, media, and major political events. Where someone lives, their socioeconomic status, and their education also may influence their beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>We will revisit political socialization in more detail in Chapter 5.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><strong>Think About It<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, reflect on what has influenced you. Which people, places, or experiences have shaped your views about government and politics?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":406,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-2627","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":38,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/406"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2656,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2627\/revisions\/2656"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/38"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/2627\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=2627"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=2627"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/statelocalgov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=2627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}