Government by the People- Chapter 5
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. |
| Political socialization | The process by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs. |
| Demographics | The study of the characteristics of populations. |
| Political predisposition | A characteristic of individuals that is predictive of political behavior. |
| Reinforcing cleavages | Divisions within society that reinforce one another, making groups more homogenous or similar. |
| Cross-cutting cleavages | Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous or different. |
| Manifest destiny | A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. |
| Race | A grouping of human beings with distinctive characteristics determined by genetic inheritance. |
| Ethnicity | A social division based on national origin, religion, language, and often race. |
| Gender gap | The difference between the political opinions or political behavior of men and of women. |
| Fundamentalists | Conservative Christians who (as a group) have become more active in politics in the last two decades and were especially influential in the 2000 presidential election. |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | The total output of all economic activity in the nation, including goods and services. |
| Socioeconomic status (SES) | A division of population based on occupation, income, and education. |
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