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i want you to think about the concept of political socialization. generally speaking, what does it mean, and what factors influence a person's political socialization? also, think about your personal political beliefs. why do you view politics in the way that you do? is it due to your family, personal experiences, or something else?

finally, some have criticized the south for being so extremely conservative. in fact, political scientists have argued that the tendency of those in the south to vote conservative, regardless of the candidate, has resulted in southerners removing themselves from national politics. in other words, politicians in both parties no longer spend the time or effort to seriously campaigning in the south because both parties assume that a state like georgia or alabama will always vote for the more conservative candidate. as such, candidates save their campaign money for swing states like florida or ohio which can be won by either party. what factors cause southern states to be extremely conservative, and are their steps that could be taken to once again make the south relevant in national political debates?

Political socialization refers to the values and beliefs you have been taught throughout your lifetime that help shape who you decide to vote for and how you participate in politics.  The South tends to be socially and politically conservative because of their religious beliefs and the nature of the communities there that can be small, traditional, and not very progressive. The political system also makes it unlikely that national politicians would spend much effort in campaigning in states like Alabama or Mississippi.  

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Political socialization refers to the values and beliefs that help shape your political views and your political ideology. Your family, for example, can have a great influence on your political socialization. If you are brought up in a family of democrat supporters it might be more difficult that you would support Republican candidates in the future. This is because your family and others in your environment have taught you ideals and values that are more in line with the democratic party. Your education level, the town or city where you live, and your career path or occupation can all contribute to how you are socialized in terms of politics.  

The South has traditionally voted conservative due to cultural and religious beliefs. Southern towns in the Deep South are generally in support of the status quo and the politics that happen in Washington, DC might seem far off and removed from where they are. People living in the southern United States tend to be religious and conservative in their social views and they go to church regularly. Their detachment from national politics is also fed by the system as the states like Georgia and Alabama have fewer congressional seats so it is not really likely to find politicians at the federal level campaigning in these states. Georgia currently has 14 representatives in the House and Alabama has 7 representatives.  

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.  

glass wants to live in a world of super heroes and villains. he have lived all his life trying to be responsible for the creating the origin story of a super hero; he schemed and caused many incidents (many of them fatal) hoping that someday someone with superpowers would show up and save the day.

he knew himself very much. he saw himself as a villain of a real-life super hero story. he was aware of his strengths (more than smart enough for being manipulative and scheming) and weaknesses (having fragile bones and having to rely on his mind to succeed).