Which of these may affect the overall conservatism of the Texas media in the future?
a. Some people adopt a personal point of view that is contrary to the opinion-molding forces around them; liberal families, churches, schoolteachers, and news outlets do exist in Texas.
b. The national media has a more liberal slant than the Texas media.
c. Millions of non-Texans have moved to the state in the last few decades, bringing different political cultures with them.
d. New Internet-based media is so personal, numerous, and pervasive that they may have startling effects on people's values and worldviews.
e. All of these may have an effect.
Q. 2Which statement is true of the mass media in Texas?
a. They are more likely to reinforce the conservatism espoused by parents.
b. They often are an effective tool used to socialize children into a more liberal point of view.
c. They report news in an objective manner, even at the expense of revenue.
d. They are comprised mostly of nonprofit entities.
e. All of these are true.
Q. 3In Texas, which type of voter would most likely support the Republican Party?
a. Anglo, labor union member, Catholic
b. rural, Anglo, low-income
c. Mexican American, lawyer, El Paso resident
d. African American, East Texas resident, farmer
e. Anglo, upper-class, professional, evangelical Protestant
Q. 4Which of these is considered a basic agent of political socialization?
a. families
b. schools
c. churches
d. the media
e. all of these
Q. 5Which statement about White Protestants is true?
a. They are more likely to stress individual responsibility than government responsibility for people.
b. They are more likely to support for increased communitarian responsibility for people instead of individual responsibility.
c. They are less likely than Roman Catholics to stress individual responsibility.
d. They are more likely to support increased government responsibility for people over individual responsibility.
e. They are more likely than Hispanics to stress government responsibility.
Q. 6When exposed to different social institutions, children _____.
a. are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the strength of their family upbringing
b. are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the disorganization of such institutions
c. become more accepting of views esposused by such institutions, and thus are more willing to leave parental influences behind
d. become very accepting of views espoused by such institutions, since rarely have they received any direction at home
e. grow to be less supportive of government institutions that seek to help the poor
Q. 7It is fair to say that parents in general _____.
a. pass along their political attitudes and philosophy to their children
b. are more liberal than their children
c. are more conservative than their children
d. encourage their children to develop their own political attitudes and philosophy
e. encourage their children to support government activity on behalf of the poor