Rational Choice And Social Structure Model

Question 1

What is class voting and state an example/ percentage of it

Answer 1

. Class voting is where people vote for a petty depending on their class e.g. The working class traditionally vote labour while the middle class vote conservative. It is part of the social structure model. 
. In 2015 social class's A and B voted 47% conservative and 26% labour, E and D on the other hand voted 27% Conservative and 41% Labour.

Question 2

How does the economy influence a voters vote and state examples of this?

Answer 2

. The economy can have a big impact on how a voter votes e.g. A party with good economic history or policies is more likely to be voted for than a party with poor economic history and policies.
. In the 2005 general election 22% of people believed that the conservatives had the best economic policies while 26% believed labour had the best economic policies. 36% were indifferent.

Question 3

How does Ethnicity affect a voters voting behaviour and state examples of this

Answer 3

. Ethnicity is part of the Rational Choice model and depicts how different ethnics vote depending on decisions made by the government.
. 22% of Indians voted Conservatives in 2010 but only 6% of black Africans voted Conservative.
. The events of the Iraq war in 2005 caused a fall in votes for labour among Muslim communities.

Question 4

What is the Voting Context Model?

Answer 4

. It explains how and why voting decisions vary according to the different nature of elections.

. E.g. Individuals may have differing objectives depending on the type of election e.g. Tactical voting

Question 5

What is the Do I at Ideology model?

Answer 5

. Is a model of voting behaviour and suggests that are influenced by:

. Dominant groups and institutions in society
. Governments, political parties and business interest groups

Question 6

What is party identification?

Answer 6

. Is a model which helps to determine a persons loyalty towards a particular political party.