POLITICAL SCIENCE Chapter POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION: Political_Socialization

• School: University of Calicut
• Department: Humanities
• Course: POLITICAL SCIENCE

Document Summary

The term socialization literally means the process for rearing values. The word is coined by h. h. hyman and he lays stress on the perpetuation of political values across generations. Political socialization is the process by which political cultures are maintained and changed. The aim of this concept is to train or develop the individuals in a way that they become well-functioning members of a political community. It refers to the learning process by which norms and behavior acceptable to a well running political system are transmitted from one generation to another. It enables the political system to achieve political stability. The process of political socialization starts from the time when the child becomes aware of a wide environment. Family and educational institutions plays their own role in the process of political socialization. They are called the agents of political socialization. The family is the first institution that should be described as child"s first window on the world outside.