Voting And The Media Flashcards
Who are Social Class A?
Higher Managerial professions (e.g.. judges, top civil servants. company directors) Upper middle class
Who are Social Class B
Middle Managers, professionals ( teachers, lawyers, accountants)
Who are Social Class C1
Clerical workers, junior managerial roles, shop owners
Lower Middle class
Who are Social Class C2
Skilled Workers (builders, electricians, hairdressers)
Aspirational working class
Who are Social Class D
Semi-Skilled, unskilled Factory Workers
Working Class
Who are Social class E
Casual Workers, long term unemployed, elderly people who rely soley on state pension
Working Class
What is Partisan Dealigment
Voters since the 1970s have abandoned party loyalties and instead voted in factors such as government competence, and economic self-interest.
What is Class Dealignment
Voters are much less likely to vote according to their membership of a particular social class
Which Regions in the UK do the conservatives do majority well there?
South East Regions, East Anglia, South Coast
Which Region does Labour do well in?
South Wales, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Tyne and Wear
What Factors does Ethnicity have on Voting Choices
Immigrant Communities from classes such as C2, D and E tend to vote Labour due to it’s high spending on the welfare
What does BAME stand for?
Black, Asian, Minority Ethinic
What is a Valence Factor?
The relative success or failure of government policies. Voters who vote according to valence factors decide whether they are satisfied or dissatisfied with the government’s performance.
What is Governing Competency
The government is regarded as capable and competent. If the government is viewed as incompetent this will encourage the public to vote for a change.
Three Successful Governments in the 1900s, and who they were governed by.
1959 - Harold Macmillian (CONS)
1966 - Harold Wilson (LABOUR)
1983 -Margreat Thatcer ( CONS)
