Die Studie verknüpft die Wahl des High-School-Fächers mit zukünftigen politischen Präferenzen: Geisteswissenschaften neigen zur Unterstützung liberaler und linker Parteien, während Wirtschafts- und technische Fächer eher zur Unterstützung rechter Parteien neigen

>It revealed that studying arts and humanities subjects such as History, Art and Drama during their GCSEs makes students more likely to support socially liberal and economically left-wing parties like the Green Party or Liberal Democrats.
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>In contrast, students who studied Business Studies or Economics at GCSE level showed increased support for economically right-wing parties like the Conservative Party. Technical subjects also influenced views, leading to greater support for socially conservative and economically right-wing parties. 
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>Crucially, these relationships between subjects and political support were found to persist into adulthood.

> “Our research demonstrates that education’s influence on our political beliefs is far more nuanced than simply the level of education attained,” said Dr Martin. “The specific subjects that young people take in school – particularly at GCSE – plays a profound role in shaping their political compass. This might be because of the content, or because of different peer groups or role models.”

[Full article: School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402382.2025.2521582)

I think this shows a good argument for why a well rounded education is required. Not just exposure to values or information you are self selecting away from, but exposure to different peer groups to reduce polarization.

Unfortunately there will likely always be a double empathy problem, because one side overfunctions it and the other under functions. Unsure how that can be constructively addressed.