“…Several socialization agents are assumed to contribute to the formation of political attitudes. Findings of previous research suggest that proximal socialization contexts such as parents (Gniewosz & Noack, submitted for publication;Jennings, 2002;Ter Bogt, Meeus, Raaijmakers, & Vollebergh, 2001;Vollebergh, Iedema, & Raaijmakers, 2001;Westholm, 1999), school (Aboud & Fenwick, 1999;Dudley & Gitelson, 2002;Lopez, 2004;Lopez, Gurin, & Nagda, 1998), and peers (Landua, Sturzbecher, & Welskopf, 2001;Oswald & Schmid, 1998;Oswald & Stuendel, 1990;Silbiger, 1977;Smith & Roberts, 1995) as well as more distal contexts such as the society (Heitmeyer, 1992) contribute to attitudinal development. The extent to which we have more detailed knowledge on the processes of influence varies across the respective contexts.…”