C HAPTER 7: P OLITICAL C ULTURE (Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images)

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C HAPTER 7: P OLITICAL C ULTURE (Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images)

P OLITICAL C ULTURE norms values ideas on how the political system should work Political culture is the norms and values of a people, including ideas on how the political system should work ; political culture varies from nation to nation A nation’s political culture arises from: History Economy Religion Folkways Nation’s political culture may endure for centuries

P OLITICAL C ULTURE AND P UBLIC O PINION Both look at attitudes toward politics Culture basic, general values Culture focuses on basic, general values Opinion current leaders and policies Opinion focuses on current leaders and policies Both use surveys, but with different questions; qualitative quantitative data studies of political culture seek qualitative and quantitative data stable Political culture is relatively stable during good times opinioncan become political culture Public opinion, if stable, can become political culture

P OLITICAL S OCIALIZATION Political socialization – process by which we acquire our lifelong political values and orientations Agents of socialization Family School Peer Groups Mass Media Government Which do these agents of political socialization influence more: political culture OR public opinion? 2012, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

P ARTICIPATION IN A MERICA Many Americans do not participate in politics Roughly 50% vote in national elections, fewer in state elections Sleeping dogs “ Sleeping dogs ” theory is that Americans pay little attention to politics until aroused by scandal, war, or economic disasters T HEN they vote politicians out Rule of anticipated reactions Rule of anticipated reactions means politicians always try to predict how public will react to policies, and behave accordingly Americans are also prouder of their system than foreigners are of theirs, thus greater faith in democracy

C IVIL S OCIETY civil societ The concept of “ civil societ y” is closely related to political culture A vibrant and developed civil society is the bedrock of democracy Without a civil society, democracy may not take root Almond and Verba discerned three general political cultures: Participant Participant – people understand that they are citizens and pay attention to politics Subject Subject – people still understand that they are citizens and pay attention to politics, but they do so more passively Parochial Parochial – many people do not much care that they are citizens of a nation Every country is a varied mixture of all three of these ideal types

C IVIC C ULTURE Almond and Verba discerned three general political cultures: Participant Participant – people understand that they are citizens and pay attention to politics Subject Subject – people still understand that they are citizens and pay attention to politics, but they do so more passively Parochial Parochial – many people do not much care that they are citizens of a nation Every country is a varied mixture of all three of these ideal types 2012, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

T HE D ECAY OF P OLITICAL C ULTURE Cynicism has been growing in developed countries in recent decades; turnout has declined across the globe “Culture wars” polarize electorate into two seemingly different countries American tendency to form associations, which help stabilize our politics is declining; some argue we are just joining new ones, not traditional ones Perhaps, as citizens become more educated, they are more willing to criticize society and government, possibly improving democracy 2012, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

A MERICANS ’ T RUST IN G OVERNMENT 2012, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

P OLITICAL S UBCULTURES Subcultures – a minority culture within the mainstream culture Elite and Mass Subcultures Every country has subcultures with differing takes on political culture Elites are better educated, wealthier, more participatory The uneducated and poor lack knowledge and confidence; they have lower political efficacy The wealthy and better educated know how to look after their interests better politically 2012, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

M INORITY S UBCULTURES Groups with a different language who dislike being ruled by the dominant culture constitute subcultures Where subcultures are very distinct, the country itself may be threatened Oftentimes, these groups are marginalized Should seek to integrate subcultures into the political system? 2012, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.