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#Talk about the how Malaysians can exercise their rights to vote  in the next general election even if they are aged 18

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Which area of the topic interests me the most?

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Which area of the topic interests me the most?

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#specifically would say that the most interesting area in the topic is how this changes may effect the future of general election whether in a good way or the opposite.
#Might also effect future civilization

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How is it similar or different from other group member’s area of interest?

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How is it similar or different from other group member’s area of interest?

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#What sets it apart from other my group member is mine totally talk about how these changes can effect a country democracy system and their next generation mindset
#since it's revolved around democracy system and it's electoral participittion

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#How these changes can psychologically change teenager mindset about political issues
#Socialisation effect
#How these changes can effect future civilization

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How do I plan to look for further information?

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How do I plan to look for further information?

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#Go through with some of the article and journal that I found in the internet

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Voting at 16: Turnout and the quality of vote choice

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Critics of giving citizens under 18 the right to vote argue that such teenagers lack the ability and motivation to participate effectively in election...

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In sociology, socialization is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society. Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching and is thus "the means by which social and cultural continuity are attained". Socialization is strongly connected to developmental psychology. Humans need social experiences to learn their culture and to survive.

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Forces removed from our immediate decision-making process guide us all. Through the process of socialization, the hidden hand of social forces beyond our control guides our lives. The major agents of socialization - family, school, peers, mass media, public opinion, and religion - exert pressure on each of us. The evolution of "self" emerges from this mix of social forces. This is particularly true during the formative years from kindergarten through high school. The impact of these forces can vary dramatically from person to person. The consequences can be life altering and severe.

The idea that each child enters school with the same opportunities that foster success is not a valid assumption. In fact, many things have a profound impact on children and teens. Among these are 1. The family from which ascribed status is derived 2. Attendance at a public school or private school 3. The composition of peer groups 4. Exposure to mass culture and the media and 5. Religious affiliation. The socialization process, by definition, creates a system that is inherently unequal by most empirical measures of equality. This inequality has both short-term and long-term implications for the academic success of children.

Given an economic system that offers equality of opportunity, but in practice fosters disparities between social classes, the questions that must be asked are: How does the education system provide the level playing field that society desires? What are the roles of school as well as the other agents of socialization in ensuring equal opportunity for all children from the elementary through college years?

As the primary agent of socialization and the first "educator", the family, plays an essential role in the transmission of the fundamental values that encourage and nurture learning in a young child. Studies have demonstrated that children from homes in which both parents have college educations have a much higher probability of academic success as well as personal and professional success. The opposite is also true. Children from homes in which parents do not possess a college education will have a more difficult time achieving academic success. The disparity inherent in this environment demonstrates the importance of the family and its role as the transmitter of values. The institution of the family in America is the primary purveyor of education as a core value regardless of educational background. For some, it comes by way of birth and privilege. For others, it comes by way of perseverance, hard work, and persistence in the face of adverse economic factors. Regardless, the likelihood of academic success is minimal without the family as a guiding force.

Few parents would deny the increasing influence of peers in the lives of children and young adults. Unfortunately, it is often a very negative influence. The most detrimental manifestations of this are drug and alcohol use, premature teen sexual activity, and other socially proscribed behaviors. It is at this time in a middle school child's life that peer influences develop in the area of academic achievement. Being ostracized and chastised for "being smart" is a common burden placed on otherwise high-achieving students, particularly minority students. At this point in a student's socialization process teachers, parents, and other adult role models play a vital role.

Mass media also has an immense impact on young minds. With the advent of the Internet, television now has a partner in the role of visual stimulant of young minds. The culture portrayed by the mass media emphasizes glamour, sexual satisfaction and promiscuity, comedic vulgarity, violence, and immediate gratification of needs. How does a parent cope with the influences of the mass media as an agent of socialization that minimizes the learning process and glorifies the values of instant gratification? Again, the role of adults in a child's life in this environment takes on increased importance.

The role of religion in the lives of children and young adults has been minimized by society. This trend has, along with the previously mentioned influences of peers and the mass media, resulted in a generation of teens with a moral compass that has gone awry. The role of religion as an agent of socialization cannot be ignored. It is a primary transmitter of our core personal and societal values. The founding documents of America contain strong reference to the values of equality, freedom, fairness, and egalitarianism - all fundamental precepts of most religions. Leaders such as Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln and others have called upon religious values and teachings to awaken the moral sensibilities of the nation throughout our history. Without the socializing influences of religion, the powerful external forces faced by teens - drugs, a sexualized culture, violence, negative peer pressures, and other dysfunctional influences - become more influential. Parents need to be aware of the stabilizing influences of religion in a child's life and realize that religion is not so much a polarizing issue as it is an important element of the socialization process.

The socialization process has an enormous impact on children and teens in the context of the learning process. Family, school, peers, mass media, and religion each play a role in the collective process we term education. Parents must recognize that each of these agents of socialization maximize the role of education in our children's lives. Anything less is an abdication of our responsibility as adult role models for our children and for future generations.

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The Socialization Process and Its Impact on Children and Learning

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Forces removed from our immediate decision-making process guide us all. Through the process of socialization, the hidden hand of social forces beyond our control guides our lives. The major agents of socialization - family, school, peers, mass media, public opinion, and religion - exert pressure on each of us.