Part 1 of Essay
There are many ways that our ideas are shaped and influenced as we grow up. This process by which we develop certain ways of thinking is called . There are three main influences which change and shape us being, the family, the mass media, and formal education. The family definitely has the greatest impact on us as we gr ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... is the Mass Media. Today more and more people are spending more and more time watching television. The average grade school student spends more time watching tv than he or she does at school. The media has been called the "new parent" by some. However, the programs that would influence political opinion the most, such as the news, are rarely watched by the youth of today. The final major influence of people is their formal education or school. Countries have historically had government classes in their s ....