Political Culture and Socialization

I. Introduction

    A. Definition: A set of widely held political values, beliefs, and

        symbols which define the environment in which political                          

        action occurs

   B.	Three dimensions

		1.	Affective feelings

		2.	Cognitive informative levels

		3.	Evaluative moral criterion for judgement

   C.	Importance for:

		1.	Systemic whole

		2.	Individual government actors

		3.	Populace	

II.	Varieties of Political Culture - 

     A.	The Civic Culture	

		1.	Participant

		2.	Subject

		3.	Parochial

	B.	Political Subcultures based on:

		1.	Place of residence

		2.	Religious beliefs

		3.	S.E.S.

		4.	Categoric traits

			a.	race

			b.	gender

			c.	age

III.	Agents of Socialization

	A.	Primary/Proximate Groups

		1.	Family

		2.	School

		3.	Peers

	B.	Secondary/Non proximate groups

		1.	Media

		2.	Professional/trade/religious organizations

		3.	Political system

		4.	Events

IV.	Cultural Values and Politics

	A.	Cultural Values:  Ingrained beliefs regarding
		behavioral norms

	B.	Impact on Politics

		1.	Expectations of political system operations

		2.	Guides for individual participation