Author/Authors :
TÜRKÖZ, Şükrü Niğde Üniversitesi - Sosyal Bilimler MYO, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The Role of Mass Media and Social Media in Political Socialization Process
Abstract :
As a result of direct or indirect interaction which continues during the lifetime between the social and political environment with person, individual views on the political system, behavior, attitudes and values are formed and this is called political socialization. Person becomes a part of the community during this interaction and creates a sense of political identity in this process. During the formation of this identity; family, school, friends groups, political parties / groups and various elements such as the mass media are effective in specific proportions. This study focuses on the role of the mass media in people’s political socialization process and especially in recent years, it focuses on increasing importance of social media in this process.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Political Socialization , Mass Media , Social Media
JournalTitle :
Afyon Kocatepe University Journal Of Social Sciences
