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A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares political socialization in these three countries. The writer examines some common features, but primarily focuses on differences in these societies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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individual "political knowledge and comprehension" (Sigel 17). It is typically defined as the "process by which people acquire and internalize a given societys norms and behavior" (Sigel 17). Other definitions
are even more specific and narrow the applicability of the term to a societys political system. The socialization of a young person to politics appears to take place within a
complex interaction between various cultural forces made up of influences from family, the mass media and formal education (Jerome 65). The following examination of political socialization contrasts how this process
occurs in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan. In all countries, a goal of the educational system is to acclimate and socialize the next generation to the principles of
government for that society. Therefore, one of the principal points for commonality between these three countries in regards to political socialization is that all three seek to socialize their
children toward acceptance and endorsement of democratic governance. However, in accomplishing this goal, varying cultural elements come into play, particularly in regards to the history of the country in regards
to democracy. For example, Germany has been facing the task, since its unification, of reeducating adolescents in the former East Germany to the principles of democratic governance (Oswald 98).
This has been a formidable task since the former East Germany government made it a point to begin political socialization early in life, as part of their overall mission to
construct a genuine socialist society (Oswald 98). There is evidence that this political socialization process is working, but there is also dissatisfaction among East German youth regarding both political and
economic development in their area since unification (Oswald 101). These attitudes, that is, toward economic development, seem to be closely connected in their minds with attitudes toward democracy; however, it
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