Exam 1: PP2: Political Culture

Question 1

first dimension of political culture

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“system”/ nationalism: attitudes and views toward nation, regime, and authorities

Question 2

second dimension of political culture

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“process”/efficacy: attitudes towards the role of a citizen in the political world

Question 3

third dimension of political culture

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“policy”/stigmas: attitudes towards what good policy “should” be

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first thing political culture applies to

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clusters of countries with shared experiences, values, etc

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second thing political culture applies to

Answer 5

nations and national character

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third thing political culture applies to

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regions and regional subcultures

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fourth thing political culture applies to

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sub-cultures and different ethnic groups or collectives

Question 8

1st phase of political culture

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1950s-1960s; normative, search for the “good culture” and the ideal/ model political culture

Question 9

2nd phase of political culture

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1960s-present; involved categorization, emergence of new countries and spread of global surveys

Question 10

first way HISTORY influences culture

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evolutionary change or violent revolution

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second way HISTORY influences culture

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ancient traditions preserved or uprooted

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third way HISTORY influences culture

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empire or colony

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fourth way HISTORY influences culture

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stability or turmoil

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first way POLITICAL TRADITIONS influence culture

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democratic or autocratic

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second way POLITICAL TRADITIONS influences cultur

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consensus or dissensus

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third way POLITICAL TRADITIONS influence culture

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civilian or military rule

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fourth way POLITICAL TRADITIONS influence culture

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secular government or religious

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fifth way POLITICAL TRADITIONS influence culture

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centralized or federal

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first way SOCIAL VALUES influence culture

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individual or collectivist

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second way SOCIAL VALUES influence culture

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strong or weak class traditions

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third way SOCIAL VALUES influence culture

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liberal or conservative

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fourth way SOCIAL VALUES influence culture

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homogenous or heterogenous population

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first way DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION influence culture

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change vs tradition

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second way DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION influence culture

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middle class

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third way DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION influence culture

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development imposed or evolved

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fourth way DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION influence culture

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trade or autarky (economic independence)

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first way FOREIGN INFLUENCE influences culture

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role of colonial power

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second way FOREIGN INFLUENCE influences culture

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defeat in war

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third way FOREIGN INFLUENCE influences culture

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alliances or neutrality

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fourth way FOREIGN INFLUENCE influences culture

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open or isolated

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first way RELIGION influences culture

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sect characteristics (these are not stereotypes!)

Question 32

second way RELIGION influences culture

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religious heterogeneity