Psycho, Socio, & Culture

Political Psychology
1. psychological processes and cognitive maps:
1.) perception
2.) conceptualization
3.) affect

Political Socialization
1. the developmental processes from which people acquire their political orientations and patterns of behavior
2. agents of socialization:
1.) families
2.) schools
3.) peer groups
4.) mass communication media

Political Culture
1. a broadly shared set of ways of thinking about politics ad government, a pattern of orientations to political objects
2. two main components:
1.) cognitive orientations
2.) affective orientations
3. differences:
1.) patriotism
2.) trust in people
3.) confidence in institutions
4.) political efficacy: the belief that one’s political views and actions can affect the political process
5.) citizens’ obligations