Socialization in Politics and Political Culture

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Research has also been indispensable in attempts to learn how citizens do acquire the opinions , attitudes and basic beliefs that would determine their political behavior.

Just for example, if our parents are loyal Barisan supporters and if they consider labour unions an unfortunate blight on the economic landscape, what are the chances that I will vote Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) or Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) and regard businessmen as self-serving profiteers who compromise the public interest?

To what extent do people acquire their political opinions from their family, school, associations, close acquaintances and professional colleagues and how do these patterns of socialization vary from one individual to another according to age, education, income, career and many other aspects?

The characteristics of political socialization and clusters of opinions, attitudes and beliefs that make up the society are in turn a part of the society's political culture. And the characteristics of a particular political culture are important variables in helping to answer some fundamental and enduring questions of political science - What accounts for a society's political stability and instability? The answer is partly in terms of the extent to which the actual conduct of politics and the habits of moral of citizens coincide with the norms of behavior prescribed by the country's constitution.

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