Agents Of Political Socialization
My parents are middle class immigrants who came to America to give their children opportunities we wouldn’t get back home. They have influenced my views on immigration laws and welfare / government aid because they have benefited from these things in the past. And even though I’m not able to vote yet they have influenced me to side with democrats.
Another agents of political socialization such as mass media and recent events have had a significant impact on some of my political views. When scrolling through various social media platforms or watching the news it's hard to avoid videos of many unarmed black men being killed by police. When almost every police officer involved in these incidents never get convicted it makes me wonder
if race has anything to do with it or if the system is setup to benefit one group of people while oppressing another. Other cases such as Brock Turner a former Stanford swimmer sentenced only 3 months for assaulting an unconscious women only make me question our justice system even move, or school shootings that have occurred in the past make me wonder why we don't have more gun laws to prevent it from happening in the future.
Another agents of political socialization such as mass media and recent events have had a significant impact on some of my political views. When scrolling through various social media platforms or watching the news it's hard to avoid videos of many unarmed black men being killed by police. When almost every police officer involved in these incidents never get convicted it makes me wonder
if race has anything to do with it or if the system is setup to benefit one group of people while oppressing another. Other cases such as Brock Turner a former Stanford swimmer sentenced only 3 months for assaulting an unconscious women only make me question our justice system even move, or school shootings that have occurred in the past make me wonder why we don't have more gun laws to prevent it from happening in the future.