POL214Y5 Lecture 3: POL214 Week 3
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Political culture: some total of politically relevant attitudes, beliefs, attitudes, or orientations in a society. Every country has stereotypes associated with their own culture: Fragment theory: values brought by different european settlers shaped canada"s p. c. Metis nation: mix of both european and aboriginal values in uenced canada"s p. c: the main value canadians identify with the most is democracy. There are many different elements of democracy. Seen as legitimate (everyone respects the result even if they are on the losing side: political equality. Political parties are now increasingly funded by private parties. > this creates a con ict of interest (lobbying: political freedoms. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms (1982: majority rules. But still protect the minority rights: these elements have not always been kept throughout history. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Multiculturalism: encouraging the retention of minority ethnic culture rather than assimilation. Quebec and nl have very different cultures.
