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IN THIS CHAPTER

Introducing political culture

Understanding a civic culture’s role in democracy

Exploring postmaterialism

Every nation-state in the world contains one or more different cultures. A culture determines the language people speak, the religion they practice, and their behavior toward others. It’s based on the traditions found in a society and the history people have shared. At the same time, people also have a distinct political culture. A political culture is defined as a set of attitudes and practices held by citizens that in turn shapes their political behavior in society. In other words, a political culture determines how people feel about their political system and whether they support it. Not surprisingly, governments take a keen interest in attempting to shape political culture.

This chapter discusses the importance of political culture and how it shapes society. The concepts of civic culture and political socialization are important points to political culture as well as moving from materialism to postmaterialsm. Read on to find out more on these topics.