Measuring Engagement Flashcards
1
Q
What can be suggested about increased political engagement?
A
- It reflects increased mobilisation of minority groups in different communities.
- It can also suggest that there are issues that are facing and implicating the majority voting population. This a way people use their voice.
2
Q
Which company publishes an audit of political engagement?
A
IPSOS Mori
3
Q
What were the results of the polling company’s data collection and analysis? Which age group is most concerned?
A
- There is a decline, particularly for the ages 18-24.
4
Q
What were the two turnouts over the time period between 1992 and 2001?
A
- National election turnout fell from 77.7% to 59.4%
5
Q
What was the voter turnout for the Scottish referendum in 2014?
A
85%
6
Q
What are demographic ways of measuring assimilation of different cultures?
A
- Mapping residential distributions of different ethnic or immigrant groups.
- > Is their segregation becoming less marked?
- Looking into the number of mixed marriages.
7
Q
What are the ways to measure economic social progress?
A
- Look for variations in wage rates and salaries:
- > Are immigrants/ethnic minorities paid fairly or the same as white British workers?
8
Q
What are the political ways of measuring social pogress?
A
- Observe and quantify how engaged minority groups are in political processes.
- > What percentage are voting at the elections?
- > How many adults in the area are standing in local and national elections?
9
Q
What are the social ways of measuring assimilation?
A
- Look into the incidences of hate crime and presence of racism being expressed.
- > Is it increasing or decreasing? What are the implications or suppositions from either flux?
