Democracy within the UK - voting behaviours Flashcards
What are the 4 things that affect someone’s behaviour
Age, social class, social media, traditional media
What is the example for age & what does this show
For example, the young people in 2024 voted 41% Labour, compared to only 20% of 70+ voting for Labour and 46% of them going for conservatives.
What are the examples for social class & what does this show?
For example, in 2001 AB voters went for conservatives and C2 and DE voters voted for Labour.
How does age effect voting behaviour
People from different generwtiis have different views and opinions of the world meaning they will want different policies and different people in charge.
How does social class affect voting behaviours
People in different social classes have different wants and needs and will look for a party which benefits their social class the most.
What are examples of age? & what does this show?
For example, in the 2019 general election throughout all the age groups the Lib Dems all had between 14% and 11%.
What are examples against social class? & what does this show?
For example, in recent years such as 2019, the votes for all classes have been very similar with AB voters starting to vote for conservatives.
How does taditional media affect voting behaviours
Traditional media can be very biased towards parties so depending on what people see or read will influence thier votes.
How does social media affect someone’s voting behaviour
People on social media can post whatever they like which includes lies or slander anoutnother parties or politics, this can change someone’s view on parties or convince them to vote differently.
What is an example for traditional media? & what does this show?
What is an example for social media? & what does this show?
For example, Elon Musk has been publicly attacking Keir Starmer.
What are examples against traditional media? & what does this show?
What are examples against social media? & what does it show?
