Political Socialization, Citizenship Education and Democracy

This volume offers the perspectives of such thinkers as Richard M.Merelman, Judith Torney-Purta, Henry M.Levin, Richard G.Niemi, Roberta S.Sigel, and Stanley A.Renshon. The book is divided into five sections. Part 1 relates political socialization to the functioning of democracy. Part 2 presents three different models for the acquisition of political attitudes and behaviours. In Part 3, the institutional context of political socialization is discussed. The role new movements play as socializers forms the focus of Part 4. And two concluding chapters in Part 5 extend the concerns of this book beyond childhood into responsible adult citizenship. "Political Socialization, Citizenship Education, and Democracy" can be used as a supplemental text in courses on foundations of education, educational psychology, sociology of education, as well as political science. It should be of interest to researchers in those areas, and social scientists in general.