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Chapter 6-7
Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and Participation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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