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Chapter 6-7

Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and Participation

TermDefinition
Political Socialization Learning process by which people acquire their political opinions, beliefs, and values.
Agents of Socialization Agents, like family and the media, that have significant impact on citizens’ political socialization.
Cultural (social) conservatives Believe government power should be used to uphold traditional values.
Cultural (social) liberals Believe it’s not government’s job role to buttress traditional values at the expense of new values. (Want new values)
Economic conservatives Those who believe government tries to do things better left to private interests and economic markets.
Economic liberals Those who believe government should do more for poor people.
Delegate An elected representative whose obligation is to act in accordance with the expressed wishes of the people they represent.
Trustee An elected representative whose obligation is to act in accordance with their own conscience as to what policies are in the best interests of the public.
Direction (of an opinion) An opinion dimension about whether people have a pro or con opinion on an issue.
Intensity An opinion dimension that refers to how strongly people feel about an issue.
Salience An opinion dimension that refers to how highly people rank an issue relative to other issues.
Identity politics A situation in which people base their concerns on a group identity (such as race or religion) and align themselves politically with those who share that identity and against those who don’t.
Ideology A general belief about the role and purpose of government.
Party identification The personal sense of loyalty individuals may feel toward a particular political party.
Alienation A feeling of personal powerlessness that includes the notion that government does not care about the opinions of people like oneself.
Apathy A feeling of personal disinterest in or lack of concern with politics.
Civic duty The belief of an individual that civic and political participation is a responsibility of citizenship. Political interest Stemming largely from partisanship, politic interest increases the likelihood of voting.
Political movements Active and sustained efforts to achieve social and political change by groups of people who feel that government has not been properly responsive to their concerns.
Political participation Involvement in activities intended to influence public policy and leadership, such as voting, joining political groups, contacting elected officials, demonstrating for political causes, and giving money to political candidates.
Registration The practice of placing citizens’ names on an official list of voters before they are eligible to exercise their right to vote.
Social capital The sum of the face-to-face interactions among citizens in a society.
Suffrage The right to vote.
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