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| The collection of the understandings, values, attitudes and principles of a community or society that relate to its political organization, processes, disputes and public policies. |
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| Agents of Political Socialization |
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| These groups of people or institutions that convey political attitudes and values to others in society. Includes: The Family, Education Institutions, The Media, Religious Institutions, Peer Groups, the Workplace, State Actors |
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| A fairly coherent set of beliefs that not only explains what may be wrong with society but also provides a vision of what society should be like. |
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| The process through which attitudes toward and knowledge about political matters are passed on within a society. |
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| A cluster of people who share the same basic political values and attributes that are distinct from those of other groups in society or from the predominant values and attributes of society as a whole. |
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| Different Attitudes/Orientations |
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Affective - the way we feel about something
Cognitive - what we know/think we know about something
Evaluative - judgements we make which combine emotion and knowledge |
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| When we feel that we have political representatives or leaders who generally act honestly, in good faith and use good judgment in furthering our collective well-being. |
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| The belief that we as individuals can have some influence upon the decisions that affect our lives. |
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| When we have a low degree of trust in our political leaders and have little sense of political efficacy. |
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| A term coined by Gabriel A. Almond and Sidney Verba, which describes the group of attitudes and beliefs needed in a political culture in order for a stable, liberal democracy to thrive; does not cause democracy but is prevalent IN stable democracies. |
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| The cultural requirements for a peaceful, democratic society; does not CAUSE stable democracies but is prevalent in stable democracies. |
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| The political activity by particular groups looking for recognition of their status and identity, |
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| The idea that everyone should be treated equally and in the exact same way; does not recognize differences among people in the granting of rights. |
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| Based on the argument that real equality cannot be achieved without recognizing the value of differences. |
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| States which contain more than one distinct cultural nation. |
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| When there are enduring differences between groups within a society over political values, perspectives and objectives. |
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| Reactions to Political Cleavages |
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1. Foster a single overarching culture
2. Recognize the cleavages and try to accommodate them by fostering mutual tolerance and respect
3. Designing the country's political structures to accommodate the most significant cleavages within the institutional framework
4. Actively repressing the subgroups in violent or nonviolent ways, trying to stamp out the cleavages. (May result in genocide or ethnic cleansing) |
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| A major agent of political socialization; People learn political lessons from their family in direct (teaching political values) and indirect ways (how decisions are made, which social values to uphold, social hierarchy, control/obedience and gender roles) |
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| A major agent of political socialization; schools deliver cirriculums which indoctrinate kids with a set of views (like in communist countries), they also learn about tolerance of other cultures, time structure (through time tables), feelings of authority/dealing with authority figures) |
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| A major agent of political socialization; conveys political attitudes, beliefs and knowledge, stories are filtered and screened, in some states, media is owned by the state) |
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| A major agent of political socialization; through religious teachings, people learn about their role in society, responsibility to others, the importance of tradition, etc. Religion also forms the foundation for ethical opinions (ex. Abortion). |
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| A major agent of political socialization; we share thoughts/reactions with friends and their thoughts/reactions influence our own. With friends, we practice freedom of expression, group conformity, the exclusion of 'others', etc. |
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| A major agent of political socialization; exposes us to the hierarchy of the workplace, unions may be connected to certain political parties, disgruntled workers may breed activism and revolution. |
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| A major agent of political socialization, for instance schools, state-owned media and the military (which indoctrinates mass numbers of people with views about the state and the duties of citizens). |
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