- Family, schools, peers, media, and social environments (including civic and religious organizations) contribute to the development of an individual's political attitudes and values through the process of political socialization. -The relative importance of major political events to the development of individual political attitudes is an example of political socialization. - Generational and lifecycle effects also contribute to the political socialization that influences an individual's political attitudes. - As a result of globalization, U.S. political culture has both influenced and been influenced by the values of other countries
