POL 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mass Media, Reasonable Accommodation, Agnosticism
22 Jun 2018
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POL 222 SEPT 22
Political culture & Political Socialization: Shaping Minds
Political culture
Culture involves conception of sef and group belonging
A society or community is usually composed of different subgroups
Cleavages result from the division of a state’s population into various groups that is
produced by deep differences over fundamental values and attitudes
Issue for society is how deep the cleavages are and how people associate with
subgroups
Multiculturalism and pluralism
We don’t tolerate
Politics of identity
Question of individual and group self-identification
Politics arise through quest for recognition and accommodation
Ultimate questions of who are us and them
How do we view ourselves? What about them?
Distinguishing them from others
Makes us question who we are
Lead to resentment and collapse of society (depends on how alienation they get and
how aggvated they get)
Balance of negotiation and accommodation in presence of some groups
Balancing act – very unsuccessful
Ex: NDP leadership convention and Mr. Singh
A concern because Quebec has a strict guidelines on what is reasonable
accommodation
Reminder to accommodation, multicultural embracing is still dedicate
Elements of identity of potential political significance
Gender
Class divisions
Religious divisions- among religious groups, agnostics, as well as atheists
Us believes there is a separation from church and state
Canada: multireligion player
Ethnicity
Age
Political Socialization
The values of a political culture are passed on and evolve through a process called
political socialization- this includes all the ways in which we acquire attitudes,
knowledge, and beliefs about the political system
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Document Summary
Culture involves conception of sef and group belonging. A society or community is usually composed of different subgroups. Cleavages result from the division of a state"s population into various groups that is produced by deep differences over fundamental values and attitudes. Issue for society is how deep the cleavages are and how people associate with subgroups. Politics arise through quest for recognition and accommodation. Ultimate questions of who are us and them. Lead to resentment and collapse of society (depends on how alienation they get and how aggvated they get) Balance of negotiation and accommodation in presence of some groups. A concern because quebec has a strict guidelines on what is reasonable accommodation. Reminder to accommodation, multicultural embracing is still dedicate. Religious divisions- among religious groups, agnostics, as well as atheists. Us believes there is a separation from church and state.
