Primary groups are the agents of socialization with which an individual has regular face-to-face interactions (family, friends, work associates).

Secondary groups tend to be more large-scale and diffuse (religious, civic, professional associations)

Political science 31-32 questions and their answers

31. Both liberals and conservatives agree that the government should have a good bit of control and regulation, but in different areas.

Liberals want strong control/regulation over the economy.

Conservatives want strong regulation over social conduct.

32. Economic Policy.

Liberals

-Government should regulate public interest

-rich should be taxed higher in order to pay for public services

- Government spending on social welfare programs increases

Conservatives

-Free market economy

-Less amount of regulation brings about more competition

-Taxes should be kept as low as possible

-Government welfare programs destroy people’s incentive to work hard

Social Policy

Liberal

-Freedom of choice and government should fund it when necessary

-Protect minority rights, especially of African American, Hispanic/Latino, women, non-WASP, poor, etc

Conservatives

-Government chooses what’s best, not the individual

-Fend for yourself-survival of the fittest

-Should allow traditional observations in public policy

Outline the differences between Liberalism and Conservatism according to the “Policies on crime” and “National Security Policy” it is:

In Liberals:

***Government should alleviate social problems such us poverty unemployment, housing. Inadequacies, etc, as these are the preliminary reasons for crime.

***rehabilitate criminals to remedy the problem

*** freedom of choice and government should fund it when necessary

*** protect minority rights especially of african, Hispanic/ Latino, women non-WASP, poor, etc.

***government should support "human rights" throughout the world

*** reduce military spending

*** diplomacy instead of war

In Conservatives:

*** increase police forces special task forces and prisons

*** stop courts from coddling criminals

*** make punishment more harsh and strict to deter future crime

*** government chooses what is best not the individual

***should allow traditional observations in public policy

*** government should pursue national international interest of the us

*** increase military spending

*** war can stimulate the economy