Chapter 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ethnocentrism | selective perception based on individual background, attitudes and that leaded to one to believe in the superiority of one nations ethnic group example: hitler and germany during world war II |
| political socialization | the process by which we develop our political attitudes values and beliefs example: people in the united states develop political attitudes in many different ways of bias, racism and views |
| demographics | the study of characteristics of populations example: the united states has many different characteristics of people in our country |
| political predisposition | a characteristic of individuals that is predictive of political behaviors example: lying is a characteristic of people who participate in political behavior |
| reinforcing cleavages | divisions within society that reinforce one another making group more homogeneous or similar example: groups like democratic and republican |
| cross-cutting cleavages | divisions within society that cut across demographic catagories to produce groups more heterogeneous or difference example: groups like religious divisions |
| manifest destiny | a nation held by ninteenth-century america that held the united states was destined to rule the continent example: the way american people thought was best to rule their new country |
| race | a group of people with similar traits said to be passed from one to another by genetics example: a group of people that came from the same family with similar characteristics |
| ethnicity | a social aspect that has a wide range from national origin, religion, or race example: a group of according to a certain religion or race |
| gender gap | the division of political opinions, behaviors, and beliefs of men and women example: the election now has a gender gap |
| gross domestic product (GDP) | a range of all economic activity across Americans and the totals which includes goods and service example: the united states GDP goes down when the economy worsens |
| socioeconomic status (SES) | population divisions with a background based on occupation, income and type of education example: upper, lower and middle classes |
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