AP Comp Gov Subset #4
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carlycollette on October 20, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Consensual political culture | a) when citizens agree on the appropriate means of making political decisions and the leg solutions to major problems in society b) citizens agree on important issues like how to make political decisions and solve important problems |
| Direct socialization | a) when political values are formed through explicit communication of information, values or feelings toward politics (ex. Civics class) b) political values are formed by being told clearly certain information, right out |
| Indirect socialization | a) when political views are inadvertently molded by our experiences b) political views that are formed because of something that is experienced personally, not because of something that is told directly |
| Agents of political socialization | a) institutions and organizations that influence political attitudes b) individuals in every society are affected by different groups and things that affect how they view politics and what they believe is right (ex. family, school) |
| Religious Fundamentalism | a) belief that religious laws should be followed very strictly b) can become a problem when fundamentalist beliefs conflict with political policies, imp |
| Modernization | a) the transformation of a nation from a rural, less-advanced society to a modern industrial one b) an increasing trend throughout the world, influences nations by increasing quality of living standards, etc. |
| Post material values | a) social equality, environmental protection, cultural pluralism, and self-expression b) in many modernized countries, younger generations are now more concerned with these values, and less concerned with material well-being and personal security than their parents |
| Marketization | a) a greater public acceptance of free markets and private profit incentives, instead of government-managed economy b) many people are moving toward the belief that government should have less control over the economy, and supporting free markets |
| Protests | a) public statements where people voice their opinions of discontent or disagreement with something b) a direct form of action of expressing interests and political demands to pressure governments into changing |
| Non-associational group | a) similar to (sporadic) groups , based on common interests and identities of ethnicity,region, religion, occupation, or kinship b) usually last longer than anomic groups because economic and cultural issues don't generally go away |
| Institutional groups | a) formal groups that have other political or social functions in addition to interest articulation b) express and represent their own interests or the interests of other groups in the society (churches, political parties, etc.) |
| Associational groups | a) formed to represent the interests of a particular group b) have certain procedures, employ a staff, represent their members' interests in policy process and try to influence legislation |
| Civil society | a) a society where people are involved in social and political interactions free of state control or regulation b) community, volunteer and religion groups along with free access to communication (mass media, internet) help people in the society organize and work with each other to achieve their goals |
| Pluralist interest group system | a) multiple groups could represent one societal issue, membership is voluntary and limited, groups have loose organizational structure, clear separation between interest groups and government b) similar groups compete against each other for membership but all have similar demands for policymakers |
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