Political Culture

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Political Culture
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institutions
tradition
symbols
SUB
skills
beliefs
SUB
customs
values
laws
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Political Subcultures are...
Ethnicity
Rural vs. urban
Political Subgroups
Political Subgroups
Dom. Pol. Culture
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mix good/evil
good OR evil
individualistic
group
doing
being
private
public
future
past or present
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political efficacy
Political efficacy influences both attitudes and
the desire to become politically involved
individuals who believe themselves capable of
having an effect are more likely to
act. Edith Barrett, Race, Ethnicity and
Gender in the Political Attitudes of American
Adolescents ltlthttp//www.miyazaki-mic.ac.jp/depar
tments/ispp/EBARRETT.htmlgtgt (09/24/96)
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Points to Ponder
WHAT IS REALITY?
HOW DO you KNOW IT?
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Points to Ponder
What is the cultural impact of social and
economic development?
How are cultures and models of development
related to one another?
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ITALY
COLUMBIA
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SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
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Variables that help determine political values of
polyarchy
Robert Dahl
1. Class system 2. Level of wealth 3. Beliefs of
political activists 4. Number of sub-cultures 5.
Historical developments (
independence or foreign control?)
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Elements of Political Culture
Political Competence
Political Trust
Norms, rules of the game
Regime Orientation
Political identification
Orientation toward in/outputs
Political Efficacy
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Four Types of Political Culture
CHINA Homogeneous/Passive
FORMER ZAIRE Heterogeneous/Passive
DENMARK Homogeneous/Active
PERU Heterogeneous/Active