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I think one might consider broadening the possible application of this finding to a possible genetically rooted conservative or liberal personality, in general.
So, having read the "Current Controversy" and considered your own family, do you think the rule of nature (genes) is a major factor in your family as far as conservative or liberal peronality is concerned? (see the 3d paragrpah for a brief description of these types)?
1/ Indicate whether the study's finding makes sense to you and why
2/ Present your perspective on this nature or nurture argument in an overview of your observations re: your family and your self! You do not have to indicate whether your or your parent's ideologies are conservative or liberal.
3/ Indicate if you have found your beliefs becoming more or less like your parents over time.
Post your response below. Remeber, all can see. Due end of day Monday. One standard typed page equivalent. Of course, responses too brief will not receive credit.
I do think the study's findings made sense. I believe that genetics has to in some way affect an individual's attitude regarding certain matters. Genetics has some influence of nearly every aspect of the body, including the brain, and therefore could effect political opinions, as shown in the study.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I share many common political beliefs with my parents, there are many differences as well that I believe can be attributed to the age barrier and the difference in generations. I think that, while genetics may not be the sole determinant regarding one's political outlook, it does indeed affect it.
I have found my beliefs to be slowly differing from that of my parents, which I believe is the result of aging and forming more of my own opinions instead of listening solely to those of my parent's.
Gavin DeMali
I think genetics do affect people's reaction in various subjects. Genetics can have affect on your physical condition, therefore, it might as well effect your social and political conditions. This might affect you to have certain political mentality by the birth.
ReplyDeleteAlthough every thought about me and my are not the same, we still do share many political beliefs. There are some differences between us, but most of them are same because of our genes. Therefore, I think genes do have affects on individual's political beliefs.
My beliefs and little different then my parent's political belief. I think this is because of the new generation I grew u in. Although I have some differences, lots of of beliefs match with my parent's. Therefore, I do think that genes affect individuals political beliefs.
Meg Dhimal
The study's findings do make sense to me, the thing that really stood out was the fact that the monozygotic twins who shared 100 percent DNA were more likely than other sets of twins to have similar responses. It is scientifically backed up that because they are so similar, they will share more similar views.
ReplyDeleteThe nature vs nurture debate has always interested me, I do believe that nature plays a huge role in some aspects of inheritance but I am not so sure that it goes as far as "genetically rooted types of personalities" as the book states. I think when it comes to politics that nurture takes the edge over nature. I think one is more guided towards one political view or another by their surrounds and not genetically given to a person by their parents. Parents my push their kids in one direction or another but that is more the nurture side coming in. My parents are not very political people and neither am I. I don't believe that is genetically inherited but I do believe because I was never really exposed to much politically as I grew up, I never was interested to get informed on politics. I believe you become like your parents the more you grow but regarding receiving conservative or liberal views genetically, I don't really believe that, I think that is more nurtured.
I do find that my beliefs have become similar to my parents over time and some of that is nature in the way I react to certain things, but a lot of my views I feel have come from the way they raised and nurtured me. I think someone can have the same characteristics as their parents in the way they look sound or maybe even react to certain things, but some people may have polar opposite views as their parents maybe politically. A parent may be very liberal and a child may grow to be conservative. But views overall to me, and in my situation where I grew up I feel my parent gave me a strong foundation on what views are and let me decide my own set of views. Some things my parents and I agree on and others we don't, but I do find myself handling different situations like my parents would have.
Kyle Shaffer
Studies show that approximately 42%-57% of the 5 basic components of one's personality are inherited (see MCCrae & Costs studies).
DeleteThe study's findings make sense because they took two different sample groups and tested them. One group had 100% identical gene make up and the other did not, and this was what helped determine whether or not there is a "gene for conservatism" or a "gene for liberalism". They found that even if the twins with the 100% identical gene make up were raised in different ways or by different people they still had around the same positive or negative reactions to the terms on the test the scientists were using. They concluded that conservative personalities and liberal personalities are inherited through genes. They took all of the necessary steps to take while testing something out, so this makes sense to me.
ReplyDeleteIn many ways I agree politically with my parents but in many ways we do not. After reading the passage, the science behind the attitudes towards conservatism and liberalism makes perfect sense, but I would also have to take into account that everyone is their own person, and you're obviously not going to see eye to eye on everything with your parents. For me that's the only flaw I see in this idea. So, to be fair, I don't really think that it's nurture verses nature, but rather nurture reacting with nature.
Over time I find that my beliefs, when it comes to politics, go very back and forth. It's not something I really grew up around because neither of my parents are concerned with talking about it or involving themselves in it at all. That being said, I am a lot more interested in politics than they are, and I see myself becoming less like them politically as the years pass.
Kristony Norman
Your path is similar to mine as regards parents
DeleteI found this article to be very interesting and made me sit back and think about if the rule of nature is a major factor in my family or if I learned and developed a conservative or liberal personality elsewhere. While reading the article it was interesting to read that out-groups, or immigrants have conservative personalities who hold onto traditional attitudes, values and are cautious about change. On the other hand, Liberals are more optimistic about human nature which are founded on ideas of liberty and equality.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the studies findings seemed to make sense. To read that immigrants desire for clear, moral and behavioral codes and supports severe punishments for violating these certain codes made sense, considering that that's how things were handled and dealt with in the country they're originally from. It's easy to see that American citizens are more laid back and not for rule-based approach to proper behavior because we were born and raised in a free country.
When it comes to me and my family, I do believe that the rule of nature is a major factor in my family as far as conservative or liberal personality is concerned. Growing up, I never really saw my parents involved in politics or even discuss anything closely related to them. My mom was born in Canada and came to the United States when she married my dad. We never engaged in conversations dealing with politics, so I was never fully informed or even introduced to them.
As I got older, I started getting introduced to politics in my classes at school and began to hear and see different economic views and affiliations on the news and internet. So over time, I've been getting more involved in politics, unlike my parents. I've learned about them on my own, and I believe that it's very important to be involved and educated about what is happening in the country we call our home. I can see myself becoming more politically involved as the years progress.
Great perspective
DeleteThe studies do have some standing and make sense in the general concept. However, scientist and psychologist alike have been doing studies of nature vs. nurture for years and years.
ReplyDeleteTake for example serial rapist or pedophiles, some or even most, but not all of them, were either raped or molested during childhood. It all comes back to nature vs nurture.
I was raped at age seventeen but I have never ever nor would I ever raped anyone or molested anyone else. I was raised that this type of behavior is unforgivable. If you are raised with morals, values, ethics, and respect you should have the internal knowledge to behave according to the rules set out by society.
Now that I have a child, I find only minor differences between my beliefs and the beliefs instilled in me by my parents. I discovered myself sounding just like my mother multiple times since becoming a mother myself. However, the world is becoming more scary and dangerous, so adjustments in child rearing need to be made accordingly.
The studies findings make sense to me in perspective of nature vs. nurture. Most parents raise their children according to their standards, and those standards are often learned from the generations before them. Although you do not carry on everything from your parents, things such as feelings towards immigrants and punishment for crimes are often embedded into our minds from our families. With that being said i understand why they think our political standings are inherited.
ReplyDeleteI believe that my views were developed through both nature and nurture. My parents and grandparents have always had very strong views on political and world issues. As I've grown up i often catch myself thinking and acting the way my parents act. My parents have always been very open to other races, but have always had strong opinions on punishment for crimes. I think that I learned those two things directly from them. On the other hand I learned to be open to school prayer from my environment. My parents never attended church so once i started to attend alone, my views were opened up to a whole new world. I think that with a good combination of the two you can create a whole new mindset for yourself, not just one based on how your parents raised you, or their views on issues.
I see myself straying away from a lot of my parents views as I have gotten older. I am going to school to be a social worker because i want to help the people no one else wants to help. My parents have always had strong views on people to commit crimes, when I want to help them overcome that and better their lives. But there are many views that i do stand by that I have heard all my life. Censorship is something that i will always stand by that i have learned from my parents. I do not believe that something that is not sensible for children to see should be shown in a place that they have access. I strictly believe in censorship for movies and TV shows to protect children from those things. In conclusion i do agree with this article, it is possible to inherit political views from our parents.
Let me start off by saying that this topic did not interest me, but after rereading the passage I feel comfortable saying that the law of nature (genes) applies to my family. The studies make sense to me because they used closely related subjects, twins, who have 100% shared genes; however, I would have liked to have seen if they used more family members such as grandparents. The way I see it, there are some definite truths to those studies. My family members think very similar when it concerns Conservative vs. Liberal ideologies. I come from a military family, so I feel that it affects how my family sees things more. This is because we are a very close family and do not typically go against one another. My grandfather and mother think the same and are both Liberals. I think like my mother, and so does my siblings. I consider myself a Liberal as well. Although I can't clearly explain my opinion on the matter, I do think that genetics can influence ones ideology. In any case, I believe that family plays a role in anyone's beliefs whether they acknowledge, or not. Over time I have seen myself responding, or even acting like my parents. My beliefs are similar to my parents, because I grew up with their beliefs, just like they grew up with my grandparents beliefs. If I hadn't made myself clear, I completely agree with this article.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article in the book, I was a bit intrigued, so I decided to do a bit more research on the topic, and ran across a NY Times article written by Benedict Carey, almost 10 years ago!
ReplyDeleteIt states that “environmental influences like upbringing, play a more central role in party affiliation as a Democrat or Republican, much as they do in affiliation with a sports team.”
BUT after they conducted a study on more than 8,000 sets of twins, most of the twins had a mixture of views, being either conservative or progressive.
The article ended with saying that “the researchers are not optimistic about the future of bipartisan cooperation or national unity. Because men and women tend to seek mates with a similar ideology, they say, the two gene pools are becoming, if anything, more concentrated, not less.-VERY Interesting.”
This subject was very informative; I have always just assumed that a person gained their political views from their family/environment. I never even thought for a second that they could be genetically inherited. Growing up my family was never into politics, or at least never vocalized or held any strong views. It was kinda like, “oh well” “whatever”, and it’s sad to say, but I seemed to have carried on these same ideologies into my own family and onto my children. BUT- I was also adopted, and those were the traits of my adoptive family, so it makes me also wonder about my birth family, how politically orientated they are and if they carry the same ideals or not.
-Tamara Cummings-
Very interesting reponse. I'll have to check out the NYT article, Tamara
DeleteThe study that three researchers conducted was to see if one’s ideology on the conservative vs. liberal debate were inheritable did make sense to me. The researchers proved their studies by interviewing identical twins who shared 100 percent of the same DNA, the outcome of this showed that these twins answered more similar responses to questions rather than fraternal twins that were genetically different. This absolutely makes sense to me because it is shown that people who have the same DNA could share the same ideology.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to the topic of nature vs. nurture, I would have to say that nature has an effect in situations like the conducted experiment dealing with the monozygotic twins and that is because they shared so much of the same genes. In regards to my own opinion I believe that nurture plays a big part in our everyday life and more importantly in our conservative and liberal views. Parents guide their children by talking about their own political perception; this shapes their child’s views. Growing up it was difficult to see my parents argue over politics; my mother was conservative and my father liberal so they definitely butted heads on certain touchy topics. Their viewpoint on both political ideologies made me accepting of both conservatism and liberalism. I acknowledge the benefits and negatives of both because I was shaped into hearing both sides by my parents.
Over time I have found my views to be very similar to that of my parents. When I would hear them talk about all of the benefits and negatives of conservatism and liberalism I began to appreciate both sides of the political spectrum. They inadvertently “nurtured” me into being accepting of both the political systems equally. This is how it works for any type of nurture that takes place by parents to their children; the child will grow up having similar views to those expressed by their parents.
Kati Mdzinarishvili
Interesting blending of both ideologies
Delete1) I think that the findings made sense to me somewhat but it left out other factors along with genetics that influence our political views. They gave research findings on a test that they did with monozygotic twins. These twins have 100 percent of the same genes and they had the same views on politics. But other relationships such as mother and daughter might not have the same views on their position with politics because they don't have all of the same genes. In my opinion I think that nature has a bigger influence on political views that genetics. It becomes a learned behavior that we associate with at a young age.
ReplyDelete2) I think that nature and the environment that you grow up around have a bigger impact on your opinions about issues such as politics. For example, if a child is raised in a household where homosexuality is frowned upon, then that child will have those same views on it because that how he/she was raised. We begin to mirror the values and beliefs of those who raised us and keep those in mind when we are dealing with things like politics.
3) I do tend to notice that when it comes to political issues, my family members and I have the same opinions. I feel it is more because we take our values, morals, and beliefs with us that we were taught by our parents and relatives. I don't think that genetic make up has any kind of influence on whether we are liberal or conservative. I think people have came to the assumption because they notice that a lot of the time we have the same political views as our relatives but its not because of genetics, its due to the environment we grew up in and the time in which we were born.
Good arguments against the main study findings............
DeleteThe study's findings did make some sense to me. The sampling of the monozygotic twins was a great basis, but I would love to see some studies involving father and son or mother and daughter to further prove, or disprove, this theory of the conservative and liberal genes.
ReplyDeleteI think nurture is the ultimate deciding factor when it comes to political views. My father is extremely conservative because he grew up in a household with conservative parents. I personally believe you are your parents. That meaning, they can instill in you their views and you, unknowingly, begin to view things the same way they do. However, going out on your own to learn about the opposing side, does help you form your own opinions on politics.
I have noticed my views becoming less like my parents as I am growing older. Being in classes and learning a lot about the different views has allowed me to form my own.
Sophie James
Very interesting, Sophie, especially need for mother/daughter/father/son comaparisons.
DeleteWell, the findings made by the researchers would make sense considering the fact that, the monozygotic twins who shared 100% of their genes were likely to give out the same responses compared to that of the fraternal twins who had differences. Genes do affect us but to what extent? It really depends if you inherited 100% of genes from your parents/siblings in which you would be more likely to have similar actions. However, I think Nurture does play a major factor in terms of our political or social views. My Dad is really engaged in politics but that doesn't mean I am too. If I grew up where my parents talked about politics most of the time then there would be a possibility I would be engaged too. Imagine that as kids all we were being introduced to was politics then obviously there is a high possibility we would be involved in politics, for we were nurtured that way. I don't see myself engaged in politics as much as my Dad, so it doesn't necessarily have to do with Genetics!
ReplyDeleteGood job......
DeleteI think that this makes sense. I think it would have been interesting to hear if they tested other relatives such as grandparents in regards to the grandchildren. Also relationships between Father and Son and Mother and Daughter to see if the X or Y chromosomes make a difference. To me all this makes logical sense but I personally don't believe that the genes have anything to do with a person's ideological views. I grow up in a household with many foster siblings. I live with my dad, step-mom, two step-brothers, and five adopted siblings. I also have three half siblings. My step-mom is more of a liberal. My dad is a conservative. My half-siblings' father is a liberal. My mom is a conservative. My step-brothers' father is a liberal. I'm not sure about my adopted siblings' parents. But I have two biological conservative parents, but I am a liberal. Having grown up with my step-mom's influence I have became very liberal. My half-siblings are all very liberal. Both of my step-brother's have liberal parents. One of my step-brothers is a liberal, while the other is more of a conservative. My point is genes only take you so far. I believe that it is how you are raised and who is raising you. Also I believe that you decide things for yourself, especially as you get older. I have found that the older I get, the more my opinions vary from my parents. Even though my step-mom is a liberal, my opinions are still different from hers. The older I get the more I realize how drastically I feel about things compared to my dad and my mom. I believe in nurture over nature.
ReplyDelete-BreeAnn Loucks
What do you mean "how drastically I feel...."?
DeleteVery interesting nurture implications with biological, step parents and adoptive siblings!
This study on nature vs nurture makes sense to me because family values and views are always an influence on how your value and view things this political views. The part of the study with the test that they did with monozygotic twins makes a lot of sense. These twins have hundred percent of the same genes and they had the same views on politics. The relationships as a father and daughter might not have the same views on their position with politics because they only have half of the same genes.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I think that nurture has a bigger influence on political views that genetics. I know my family has a lot of influence on my views in life. Growing up in a family of 8, my family was always hectic. My parents views on politics influence my views a lot. My families views are "a little left of center", meaning a little bit of liberal but not "crazy" liberal.
I believe that I'm just like my parents, my beliefs are just like my parents. Being the second youngest of 6, I have had a lot of influence in my life. With my oldest sibling being 34, I have heard just about everything that has ever happen. People I know always say that I'm just like my family.
-Victoria Lynner
What direction are you moving in now?
DeleteI do not believe that our genetic makeup directly affects our political standings. While contributing wholly to the physical and chemical makeup of the body and brain, the ideas that fill the brain and occupy the person's thoughts are not yet existent to this chemical membrane fresh out of development.
ReplyDeleteWhile I generally believe that beings are good in nature until taught otherwise, I don't think that a child is liberal or conservative until shown otherwise. Values may be inherited by the factors we discussed in class(family, school, religious affiliation, media), but they are not inherited in a genetic way.
An earlier post brought up that different members of the family have different views than the pair of monozygotic twins used in the study. I think this is a noble point. Inter-family relations leads to the influence being passed more directly from a certain parent to the child. The parent the child looks up to or is influenced by the most could even switch during adolescence.
I myself was molded by my family's views growing up. I align with them just as I always have. I may be varying slightly through my higher education process, but overall, I have not changed party affiliation or anything major like that. As I meet new people and hear all the different ways there are to think of even a simple idea, my views are widened. This is both the beauty and downfall of the influence of media on a person's outlook and opinions in terms of politics.
Zach Taylor
Since personality is partially inherited, can't this lead to influencing one's ideology (ies)?
ReplyDeleteI have a special particular case regarding my political views, I don't believe that politcal views can be caused by your family gen. I do however beleive that they can be taught. Example, my father was a member of the Nation of Islam back in the 50's-60's the black militant group which fell under the leadership of Elija Muhammad.... Now back then it was taught to stand strong against our oppressors and to react in a militant stand your ground way. Now if my political views were based on genetics, I to would have those same views as my father did, but i don't. Now after my parents divorced, my mother had no political views at all, she went back to her baptist upbringing, and believed that God has all the answers. Now, that is what was tought to me as well, and I do follow that, because it was taught not in my genes.
ReplyDeleteThe above post belongs to Ayesha Vaughn
ReplyDeleteThe article makes sense to me in terms of nature vs. nurture. I believe that both nature and nurture play a big part in the development of someone's life. Where a person is raised and how they are raised has a lot to do with how someone will behave when they are older. For example, my best friend who is 19 years old has a son who is turning 3 in just a short couple of months. Her son Tyler is really bad and not well behaved at all. He doesn't listen to anyone and everyone is constantly yelling at him, Tyler lives in a good home with people who love and care about him so much that they don't know how to discipline him. The environment is not bad but the way they are raising him is. My little brother is 3 years old and he is very well disciplined and respectful. My dad and step mom have always talked to him like they do to me, of course they still baby him at times, but my little brother Liam is comparison to my best friends son Tyler is very different. Someone can grow up in a good environment but if they aren't nurtured well it doesn't work. If someone is nurtured well but doesn't grow up in the best place than it doesn't work well either. There needs to be a balance. I think that a lot of people grow up to be like their parents. There are exceptions but ultimately you learn what you see and how people talk to you.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Weigand
I did comprehend and understand the study's results and answers. I found much interest in the sampling of the monozygotic twins, it just makes me wonder what the results would have been through extensive research through other family members, there may be a different outcome.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to my family and I, we have common beliefs politically and all around. I think growing up with five people in my family made me revolve my beliefs around theres, therefore, I think like them. We all have our opinions but in the end they are all basically similar. Also, I think generations and age difference plays a huge role on how my sisters and I think compared to my parents.
Overtime, as i have become more independent, my beliefs have been drastically different than my parents. Part of growing up makes me want to have my own opinions and beliefs. Also, through generation change, my parents think they know everything about teens these days or technology when they have no idea.
April Orosz
In a way the study made sense but I think that they overlooked and understated a major part of where our political views come from. Yes, we are greatly influenced by our parents views but there is a time that we start thinking for ourselves and how we think that the country should go and what we think should be done with our government system and that has nothing to do with our parents or our upbringing because as we grow so does our understanding of things. I have some ideals in common with my parents but there are major things that we differ on…I tend to find myself being more conservative in politics than my parents are, granted we may vote the same for elections but that doesn’t mean we voted like that on the same principles.
ReplyDeleteOur parents shape and form us into who we are today, but so do the schools we went to, churches we attended or didn’t attend, the people we hung out with and even the jobs we held whether we know it or not. For me growing up in a Christian home, going to church every Sunday, and going to a private Christian school I had conservative values instilled in me but as I got older I started to see things in a light that made more sense to me. I still have that conservative core but I lean farther than I believe my parents do…I wouldn’t call myself an extremist or anything I just don’t have all the same views as my parents. Everything we have done and what we do effects our political views but the key point is when we realize that we can think for ourselves and this is when we decide how we are going to think and how we are going to act.
Genetics has absolutely nothing to do with our political views…because as I mentioned before there is a point in life that we begin to think for ourselves and make our own decisions on this country. We can choose to fallow what our parents think or to choose a new path and do what we want to do as citizens of the United States. If we were all forced to think as our parents did we wouldn’t have all the advances we have today nor would we have freedom of speech because it would be adjusted to fit the situation, we would have the freedom to say what we wanted just as long as it fit with our parents ideals but anything outside of that we wouldn’t be able to say. We wouldn’t be able to think for ourselves.
I do think the studies findings for the most part made sense. I definitely believe that the way someone was raised has an enormous impact on the way they view certain issues and the way they live out his or her life in general. The whole nature vs. nurture argument makes sense to me, but it is definitely hard to distinguish which one over rides the other.
ReplyDeleteI think both nature and nurture impact an individual. However, I do believe that nurture may impact someone more than nature. The way someone is raised greatly impacts the rest of their life-their decisions, their thinking, their beliefs. I definitely think that the way I was raised has a big impact on the way I live my life, my beliefs, and what I stand for.
I would say for the most part, a lot of my beliefs are like my parents. However, they are a lot more conservative than I am, and tend to kind of think inside the bubble of their Baptist upbringing. There are a lot of social changes going on in the world, and I view them quite differently than they do. I think that I had to learn to break apart, start my own views, and think for myself in order to grow up. I think that is an extremely important aspect of one's life.
Dennis Smith
ReplyDeleteI do agree with this particular study. I believe genetics play a role on a lot of decision making. Whether it’s been more conservative rather than liberal, or just how one is raised. I have different views as well as similar views related to parent’s decisions.
My perspective on nature or nurture is, I believe genetics are passed down from generation to generation. Therefore some if not most beliefs will be passed along as well. My parent’s were more conservative when I was a child. I wasn’t sure if I believed in what they wanted me to believe in, but I did end up following the same decision making process as they had in the past. Consequently, the differences were most likely due to age.
I have found that my own personal views and choices, are different then my parents. I have grown a lot with my own family by being opposite of my parents. I still find similarities like shopping smart by comparing prices, and not taking advantage of people. Genetics do have an impact on our decisions in life.
Good insight, Dennis
DeleteIn my opinion, genetics can affect people's social life, health, or body physically. it can play a big role in the person's life and his/her personality.However, I do no think it can affect our political point of view just by birth at all. I think genetics has nothing to do with political thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI believe anyone born impartial and does not have any political or religious thoughts. everyone born on instinct and their parents choose for their children what religion they should believe in and play a big role in their personalities and the way they think. as they get bigger, other factors intervene, like what they teach them in school, their friends, and the media of course. [genetic has nothing to do with that].
since my parent is not from the united states and they do not pay attention to anything related to the politics. they have no impact on me at all and my political point of views have nothing to do with theirs.
-Feras Afandy
Are political ideologies inherited? I am going to have to say yes, but to a certain extent. The findings by the researchers made sense of the two differnt types of twins monozygotic and fraternal. The monozygotic twins who shared 100% of their genes were likely to give out the same responses compared to that of the fraternal twins who had differences because fraternal are not identical. Though, I feel that this is not quite as accurate, because I would have rather had it been based off of families. On how are political views are inhereted through our genes from our parents and siblings. In which we are more likely to have similar traits due to mother/ father or both parents. I would say due to my parents and sinced I was raised by them I'm more liberal due to my father than my mother who is more conservative. I feel genectics doesn't necessarily determine our political views. I think through time you have to pick up on it by yourself in which our parents play a key role in shapeing are views
ReplyDelete-Jordan Wells-
I do not believe that genetics affect the way political views. Genetics affect your physical and mental make up.
ReplyDeleteI was really interested in the nature vs. nurture. I believe its all how you nurture a child and not nature. There has been studies shown that if a kid grows up in a home with anger issues, they eventually end up with the exact same problem. I also believe that sometimes that they have large influences on their child's views on things, such as religion and politics.
Both of my parents are democrats and I was raised on those Ideologies. I do not agree on some of the things they believe in. I also do not pay attention that often to politics because it does not appeal to me that much. I believe that political views are personal. If you are interested in a party, do the research to make sure it's what you want.