POLS 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Scandinavia, List Of Canadians By Net Worth, Socioeconomic Status
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Culture: society, one or more, general values that most people hold. Culture: really important because it draws boundaries of what is possible and what isn"t possible (cid:1) Left-right problems with spectrum: if you look within canadian context, it would be very different than what is left-centre-right in. Scandanavia- their centre is more left (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) High trust in government because we didn"t revolt like america did. Quebec = shaped by conquest, french colonies of the british, cut quebec off from revolutionary france created backlash in 60"s of national identity quiet revolution in 60"s, changedpolitical culture in qc. Marxists traditions focuses on class and ownership of means of production and distribution. Enough congruence with what we see to be political culture; some point to nationalist movements in qubec as evidence where when your perception of of lived experiences becomes incongruent. Started to realize that they had no power. We often define our culture in relation to us.