250284 Political Socialization and Intergroup Conflict (S) (WiSe 2011/2012)

Das Seminar wird in englischer Sprache durchgeführt. Besondere Englischkenntnisse werden nicht verlangt. Alle Studierenden werden ermutigt, die Sprachbarriere zu überwinden.
The seminar will be organized in four parts. Firstly, the concepts of identity and ideology will be introduced as a base for the discussion of the following topics. Secondly, research on the influence of social agents, such as the family, the educational system, peers, political leaders and mass media, will be presented. Thirdly, the influence of some aspects at the individual level will be checked, such as genetic heritability, personality, developmental stages, life cycle and motivation. Finally, the relationship between socio-historical processes and socialization will be discussed in order to explain certain collective phenomena like intergroup conflict, mass movements, collective actions and political
generations.
Using a mixture of lectures, students' presentation, and discussions, the different topics will be raised. The goal for each session will be to suggest in which way the different sources of socialization influence the formation of the identity and the ideology of the people.

Requirements for participation, required level

Master of Arts: Voraussetzung ist die Zulassung zum Master of Arts Erziehungswissenschaft
Language: English

Bibliography

Sears, D.O. (1975). Political Socialization. In F.I. Greenstein & N.W. Polsby (eds.) Handbook of Political Science, vol. 2, pp, 93-153. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
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John, J.T., Federico, C.M., & Napier, J.L.. (2009). Political Ideology: Its Structure, Functions, and Elective Affinities. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 307-337.
Chaffee, S. (2002). From Top-Down to Trickle-Up Influence: Revisiting Assumptions About the Family in Political Socialization. Political Communication 19, 281-301. doi: 10.1080/0195747029005550.
Sidanius, J., & Pratto, F. (1999). Social dominance: An intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Alwin, D.F. & Krosnick, J.A. (1991). Aging, cohorts, and the stability of sociopolitical orientations over the life span. American Journal of Sociology 97, 169–195.