POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Charlottetown Accord, Statism, Political Culture Of The United States
11 Apr 2017
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People and politics: social issues in canadian politics. Political culture includes feelings people have toward the overall political community of canada, beliefs regarding the role of the state and patterns of participation in politics. Political culture consists of the ideas assumptions, values and beliefs that shape our understanding and behaviour as citizens in the world of politics. It affects the ways we use politics, the kinds of social problems we address and the solutions we attempt. Political culture sets boundaries for political action, limits the range of actors that are accorded the status of legitimate participants, the range of issues considered to be included in political debate and the policy alternatives feasible for implementation. Political culture sets the limits for what ideas and actions are appropriate for consideration in the political system and determines that is normal and acceptable and what is not.
