The Search On American Civic Education Under The Perspective Of Political Socialization

Political socialization is regarded as a event about the survival of a political system by ruling class,and education has been regarded as a way or method of fulfilling political socialization. Civic education in the States was just originated in needs of democratic political socialization and democratic political life. Studying civic education in the States that have a long history and more education experience must have significant and revelatory meaning of civic education in China ,and these make for Chinese democratic political socialization. America always stick to liberalistic viewpoint of civic education , and constantly update contents according to needs of citizen's diathesis for it's vitality, and carry out the diversified ways and methods. In addition America constantly consummate the democracy and legal system, increase the investment in civic education , strengthen the Laws and regulations and so on, in order to safeguard civic education smoothly. These eidos and practice of civic education make individualism values rooted in the American people, strong patriotism emotion rooted in American soil, strong citizen consciousness rooted in the minds of Americans. However, individualism values with its dual nature lead to double-sided effect, immigration problem and education of Anti-communist socialist under international pressure weaken the effect of civic education,the problems from Political system itself in American and the essence of the meritocracy for bourgeois make the content of civic education contradictory and troubled, various ways are lacking and unbalanced under pressure of various social problems ect. These factors make problems still exist in civic education in the States, For example, ultra-individualism is overflow, social problems continuously emerging, political attitude is indifferent day by day. These eidos,practice and practicalresults give us revelation that we have to consummate constantly the democracy and legal system, increase the investment in civic education , strengthen the laws and regulations, deal with the relationship between civic education and traditional Chinese culture and western culture, for the smooth process in china. For civic education is into practice, we must make education of Ideological politics and Moral education transformational to modernization, and make civic education independent and established, and make sure that the goal and direction are correct; we must construct the content of civic education according to requirements of citizen quality for The Times , and so that they are effective; we must carry out a series of ways with each other and comprehensively carry out a series of methods, and so that civic education can get better implementation in Chinese citizens'various life and make great achievements.