Which of the Following Statements Regarding Political Socialization Is True

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding political socialization is true?

• A) Parents disaffected from the political system are more likely to provide political information to their children than parents who are not similarly disaffected.
• B) Although more sources of political information have become readily available in recent decades to most Americans, these sources are not as readily available to most young people.
• C) Sources of information about politics have been steadily decreasing in the United States for decades.
• D) The family has become the only meaningful source of political socialization in the United States.
• E) Scholars believe that greater access to political information may explain why young Americans are more liberal than their parents on many social issues.

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