POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Proletariat, Civic Engagement, Antonio Gramsci
1 Mar 2017
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Be able to define political culture and understand why it is studied (why do we care, why does this matter) Political culture: the pattern of orientations to political objects such as parties, government, the constitution, expressed in beliefs, symbols and values. Political culture is the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system. It encompasses both the political ideals and the operating norms of a polity. (http://www. encyclopedia. com/social-sciences-and-law/sociology-and-social-reform/sociology-general-terms-and-concepts-35) We need legitimacy to function and can only define legitimacy through political culture. Political culture: helps describe differences between people and state -> political choices and outcomes, e. g. why does canada have free health care opposed to the u. s (different. Political cultures: might help us to answer questions about power, why some challenge power and some don"t.
