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Journal Entry #2- Political Science
Political views are concerned with the various aspects of society regarding political issues, including the economy, government elections, leadership, education, healthcare, the organizational system, criminal law, social security, social welfare, and even immigration. However, have different ideologies on politics. Some people may feel comfortable with politics, which may require executives to be equipped with a consistent map of the political background and relative understanding of the sources of political powers and capital, which affects various political and societal aspects in the society.
I believe every community requires to adopt their own rules and institutions on issues related to law enforcement and how they deal with political problems within themselves and concerned with what is going on in the Government. I think governments should set a well-defined scope as in the constitution to provide courts, police force, necessary infrastructure, and economy. The Government should be more aligned with the classical liberation rather than social liberalism. There should be equality before the law. Education and healthcare services should be left to the free market accessible to everyone regardless of their social and economic status. This will be possible through government interventions. The Government should set regulations and standards that will guide on the same. In general, I would like the Government to endorse rules and make changes that will make the community not overwhelmed by those in power. It should be known that those in government powers were elected by the city to represent them. They should ensure that they are not under any political pressure in making decisions and regulations regardless of different political backgrounds.
There are different views on how the individual idea himself/herself politically—some view their political stands as more self-central. The hypothesis theory of closure explained that those who show support for closure have a high self-centrality in political preferences. I think that self-political choices build a more substantial relationship between the identifications and attitudes towards politics. The individual’s need for closure reflects an individual as a character political aspect of the self. Adopting political identifications and supporting rules aligned with an individual’s aspect of the self reflects how an individual identifies his/her self-political preference. However, those individuals who are in low-political self-centrality should embrace political choices regardless of the consequences of their self-concept.
For many years, various researchers have stated that teenagers or children find their way to politics through their parents. They formed their political ideologies about the Government and politics and their personal decision on where to involve themselves. Their political beliefs are greatly influenced by what their parents view themselves politically. For instance, there are two kinds of parties in the U.S that is Democratic and Republican. Children will identify their political themselves as either Democrats or republicans basing on their parent’s views. I have also been influenced by my family background and society in finding my way into politics. I believe parental political opinions may influence some political issues more than others, affecting their children on the strength of their political influence.
Political events can significantly affect a personal ideology for different reasons. Various sociologists found that most people find their political stand between the ages of 18 to 24. Economic, social, and political events occurring in the country dramatically affect those people developing their political views. However, some people who set their long-term political ideology during those ages may later shift their ideologies due to some influential events; for example, a terrorist attack in September 2011 became more political, forcing some people to turn their political views. I believe that political events can influence every individual.