POL 100 Lecture Notes - Fourth Estate, Civil Society, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
1 Dec 2013
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Culture is a broad term and encompasses, art, music, recreation, language, religion, etc. The collection of the understandings, values, attitudes, and principles of a community or society that relate to its political organization, processes, disputes, and public policies. Out of a society"s political culture come important beliefs and values that structure the citizen"s attitudes and expectations toward such basic political concepts as legitimacy, power, authority, and obedience. Categories of attitudes and orientations: affective:- based on emotional reactions, symbolic, cognitive:- orientation to a political object based on an individual"s knowledge real or believed, evaluative:- based on analysis of facts and feelings. We are influenced by our surroundings, and our environment. Set of attitudes, beliefs, and values that underpin any political system". Many influences: media, government, interest groups, parties, form of political system. Through education, for instance: learning about canadian political system, singing anthem at school. Influence of our families and peers, for instance. Moral and ethical values learned during upbringing.
