CHILDREN AND THEIR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION IN UTAH AND ALBERTA

Authors

David E. Campbell, Brigham Young University
Dr. David Magleby, Brigham Young University
Stan A. Taylor, Brigham Young University

Keywords

federal government, political socialization, Utah, Alberta, children

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

In the 1960s and 1950s, there was a flurry of research into children’s political socialization6what children know, and feel, about their political system and leaders and when they come to know, and feel, it. At the time, political scientists and developmental psychologists concluded that pre-adolescent children have a very positive view of things political. There was a mild resurgence of political socialization research following Watergate as political scientists sought to find out if children’s view of government could be affected by such a high profile scandal. While surveys of children found them with less positive feelings than recorded previously, generally most children still looked at government as beneficient.

Recommended Citation

Campbell, David E.; Magleby, Dr. David; and Taylor, Stan A. (2013) "CHILDREN AND THEIR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION IN UTAH AND ALBERTA," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 425.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/425