ch 14 & 15 (vb)

Question 1

agents of political socilialization

Answer 1

or those from whom the group learns the political culture— which can include schools, parents, the media, politicians, friends, religious leaders, and so on. And related to that is the whole global obsession with boobs on TV. It’s sort of a circle- of-life thing. Like the dragons in Game of Thrones. Everything is like the dragons in Game of Thrones.

Question 2

cultural ownership

Answer 2

The idea that something that is part of a group’s shared identity can also be owned.

in a textbook is fraught with known and hidden hazards because the very idea that something that is part of a group’s shared identity can also be owned is antithetical to the foundations of many cultures. However, many, if not all, of the cultures that disagree with the concept of cultural ownership must also contend with the reality of the global reach of the Western economic model that embraces and legally entrenches the ownership of pretty much anything and everything.

Question 3

culture

Answer 3

Culture has been defined as everything from language to a shared appreciation for a particular body shape.* One constant throughout those definitions is the idea that culture is shared by a group. It is something that helps individuals identify with the larger group and provides a context for action by and within that group.

Question 4

political socialization

Answer 4

The process by which the group teaches the shared context to members of society

Question 5

subcultures

Answer 5

Smaller cultures within the main political culture

Question 6

chapter 15 last paragraph

Answer 6

Classical theory addresses the political aspects of enduring arguments regarding the nature of the human condition, the nature of knowledge, and the nature of reality. Political philosophy mixes cultural, historical, and philosophical perspectives to discuss the deeply contextual nature of politics. Political philosophy is often closely associated with classical and/or normative theory.
Normative theory addresses questions regarding moral or social imperatives and/or questions over what “should” be done.
Critical theory questions the presumptions underlying the scientific approach to the study of politics and/or the social academic structure that defines, enables, and limits the pursuit of knowledge across the discipline.
Constructivist theory examines the impact of language and the construction of meaning on our understanding of politics. The role that language plays in many critical theoretical analyses makes separating constructivist theory from critical theory a contestable point.
Philosophy of knowledge examines the application of philosophy of science arguments to the process, means, and procedures of academic study in the discipline. Including the philosophy of knowledge as a separate subset of political theory is a debatable choice, but one of the unique aspects of political science is the relatively extreme degree of attention that most of its scholars pay to questions of philosophy of science and philosophy of inquiry debates.