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explore one aspect of popular culture a bit more to illustrate more deeply one of the various influences on political socialization. In the movies, government broadly is portrayed negatively (Pautz 2018). The 2016 Disney film Zootopia is about a city of anthropomorphic animals in which a rookie bunny cop and a con artist fox have to work together to uncover a conspiracy. And in the movie, there is a bureau of motor vehicles agent that is literally played by a sloth. One would be hard pressed to be any clearer about sending a message about civil servants who work in the BMV than a literal sloth portraying the character. By contrast, when renewing my driver’s license recently, I went to my local motor vehicles office that had a pleasant enough waiting area where no one had to stand in line since we all took a number and could have a seat wherever we wanted while we waited. When it was my turn, the clerk was more than efficient, and was slowed down only while waiting for me to pay my renewal fee. In all honesty, I have probably waited longer for my coffee at my local Starbucks. Movies matter in their portrayals of government and their potential effects on our political socialization for a number of reasons. First, when we watch movies, we’re typically doing it to be entertained (unless you’re in my film and politics course!), so we let our guard down and we aren’t critically evaluating the images we see. This leaves us open to influence. Second, watching movies, particularly in the cinema, immerses our senses. It is one of the few times that the distractions of our small screens are set aside while we watch a big screen. This is potentially very powerful in its ability to influence us. Additionally, young people—those under 25—are the most likely to watch movies, and they are in their most formative years for their political socialization. In other words, the images that young people see may be even more powerful and influential.Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
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