GOVT 2306 Chapter 1: Political Culture
1 Sep 2015
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Political culture of a state has an effect on how people participate in politics and how individuals and institutions interact. Classifications of moralistic, individualistic, and traditionalistic to describe cultures (daniel elazar), contemporary manifestations of the ethnic, socioreligious, and socioeconomic differences. Elazar says moralistic political cultures, the belief that the government should promote the public good and citizens participate in politics to ensure that good, started in new. England where the puritans and other created the good society. Individualistic political cultures, government should limit its role, so citizens can pursue personal interests in economy, is from the middle states. They sought for material wealth and personal freedom. Low value on participation in politics, only for professionals. Government"s role is to ensure stability for individuals" goals. Traditionalistic political cultures, dominated by elites and guided by tradition and preserving it, from the south, reflective of the slave plantation economy and jim crow era. Business leaders have a major voice on how things go.
