POLI 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tabula Rasa
22 May 2018
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Participation continued:
I. US participation compared to developed countries
a. Lags behind a lot (if you look at % of voting-age population)
i. However, if you look at % of registered voters US is close 86.8%
b. Reasons why US is lower:
i. National holiday: some coutries hae atioal holidays, US does’t.
ii. Some countries have compulsory voting
c. Who votes?
i. Race
1. Latinos vote at lower percentage
2. Whites vote at higher rates
3. Blacks historically not the same rates, but slowly caught up
ii. Age
1. 35 and older
a. Percentage higher than 18-34 year olds
iii. Income gaps
1. Family under $20,000
2. Family income over $475,000
d. Why does this matter?
i. Groups affect who gets into office
ii. High level of participation (or low) could affect outcomes
e. How does participation change over time?
i. Other participation forms (trying to influence) still relatively low
ii. Higher growth in online stuff for US
1. Participated in volunteer is highest for US versus many other countries
f. Causes for participation (Brody
i. Individual factors
1. Money
2. Time
3. Civic skills
II. Theories of Behaviors
a. Why do people participate in politics (eventually applies to why people vote)
i. Rational choice
1. Cost benefits.
ii. Socialization
1. Learned process.
2. Agents of socialization
a. Peers
b. Media
c. Parents/ family
d. School
e. Religion
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