Familia y socialización política

La transmisión de orientaciones ideológicas en el seno de la familia española

Abstract

Basic political socialization takes place within the family. Classical political socialization
studies that have been carried out have shown that children tend to reproduce the ideological
leanings of their parents. Available data for Spain shows a great similarity between the political
position of the present generation and its predecessor. In this respect, it should be pointed out
that despite the transformations that the Spanish family has undergone over the last few decades,
the family continues to be an efficient agent in the political socialization process. Lastly, an
analysis is made of the influence that some variables have over the ideological distancing of
parents and children.