POLI 1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: American Exceptionalism, Shared Belief, Neoconservatism
6 Mar 2019
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American political culture - basis of american exceptionalism. Based on differences between american political culture and the political culture of other countries. Political culture - patterned set of ways of thinking about how politics and governing ought to be carried out. Not ideology - something that varies at the individual level. Culture is something that a group shares at a fundamental level. Culture is something that exists for groups. Characteristic of a group or society not an individual person (an individual person is a carrier of it) Does not determine what you will do in any given situation because everyone has free will. Shapes action in the sense that it creates constraints. Determines what is an acceptable and what is not. Idea of not being overly constrained, having freedom from government action. Equality - shared belief that people should have equal opportunities. Does not mean that the outcome should be equal.
