SOCIALISATION AND CULTURE

Question 1

WHAT IS CULTURE?

Answer 1

Social habits of community->collection of habits

Question 2

CAUSE AND EFFECT OF BEHAVIOUR

Answer 2

Cult norms shape behavior

Behavior shapes cult norms

Question 3

WHAT IS POLITICAL CULTURE?

Answer 3

Patterns of attitudes towards political actions
Determines pol behaviors
Shapes involvement in pol action
Not static->it dynamic—>can have subcultures->same society can have many diff pol cult at diff times and diff areas among diff groups

Question 4

WHAT IS SOCIALISATION

Answer 4

The orientation to certain pol behaviours

Question 5

WHEN DO WE ACQUIRE POLITICAL BELIEFS?

Answer 5

> Primacy Theory:-critical period of early childhood-> remember best what we learn first
Recency Theory:-pol learning is ongoing process->related to changing experiences->throughout life-> remember the most recently presented information best

Question 6

SOCIALISATION AGENTS

Answer 6

Catalysts influencing pp pol views-> can impress social norms upon an individual
Education, family, peers, economics, political parties, media, religion

Question 7

USE OR ABUSE OF SOCIALISATION AGENTS

Answer 7

Often used to influence pol culture in their fav our->control way data received