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Political culture
state and local goverment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bathroom bill | regulate bathroom use of transgender individuals |
| in what ways does the bathroom bill highlight contradictory themes in texas political culture | individualistic, and traditionalistic political culture |
| agnets of socialization | -family -friends -religion -school |
| individualistic political culture | belief that the government should limit its role in providing order in society -places low value on citizen participation in politics |
| moralistic political culture | belief that government should be active in promoting the public good and citizens should participate in politics -gov=positive instrument in society |
| traditionalistic | belief that government should be dominated by political elites and guided by tradition -citizen participation is limited -go should be confined to elites |
| texas is | traditionalistic and individualistic -skepticism toward federal government |
| three ideological currents in texas | -social conservatism -classicial liberalism -populism |
| classical liberalism | high value on individual freedom -no government involvement in social issues |
| social conservatism | -supports gov involvement in reinforcing traditional social relations -doesn't like social change -respect conventional authority figures |
| populism | any movement having a popular backing and seen as acting in the interests -used to benefit the all members of society |
| what happens when political culture contradicts | competing pressures |