Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The context of
political participation
- Political culture - the opinions, attitudes
and beliefs which shape political behaviour.
A country's political culture consists of the
citizenry's collective attitudes to the political
system and their role in it
- Homogeneity
- The view that people within a
country share certain key values -
a sense of togetherness that
transcends that which divides
them
- Developments such as the expansion
of immigration since the 1960's and
the rise of Scottish and Welsh
nationalism suggests that the UK is
more multicultural than homogeneic
- Consensus
- UK citizens accept the rules of
society, such as the need for
pragmatism and tolerance
- The post-war
consensus ended
with the rise of
politicians like
Thatcher
- In recent years, decline in consensus
has been illustrated through the rise in
single-issue campaigns, the rise of
direct action and the increased support
for nationalist parties
- Deference
- The view that people defer to
an elite that is seen as 'born
to rule' - a natural willingness
to accept an ingrained
class-base inequality or
hierarchy
- The
development
of a modern
media has
demystified
the elite