Political Sociaization
Wilson Chapter 4
Terms
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- political culture
- set of basic values and beliefs about one's country or government that is shared by most citizens and that influences political opinions and behaviors
- political subculture
- assumptions on how the political system should be carried out based on things like religion, economics, or race.
- political ideology
- the coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals
- civic duty
- belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs
- civic competence
- belief that one can affect government policies
- work ethic
- commitment to the value of work and purposeful activity.
- class consciousness
- awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic class whose interests are different from those of others
- orthodox
- adhering to the traditional and established
- progressive
- political philosophy of progress through increased government action
- political efficacy
- capacity to understand and influence political events
- internal efficacy
- belief that one has the capacity to understand and influence political events
- external efficacy
- an individual's belief that his or her activities will influence what the government will do or the outcome of an election.
- civic competence
- belief that one can affect government policies