Brief introduction to Political culture
Political
Culture
Concept
The
concept of political culture was also originated from the sociological aspect.
On the Keen explanation, it is a tool for explaining the political phenomena.
It has come to stand as a very important variable for a morphological study of
political system.
Political
culture is a part of the common social cultural, though it differs itself with
other on representation itself own individual identity. Political culture is a
learned cultural by which the people or the society change or found changes in
their habits or manner. It may also be said more correctly as political
socialization.
The
attitudes, sentiments and cognition that inform and govern political behavior
in any society is known as the political cultural which is resulted by the
development of the political socialization. Every individual from his own
historical context learn or incorporated won personality. The knowledge and
feeling about the politics of his people and communities is also known as the
political culture.
So,
the political composed of the attitudes beliefs emotions motive norms and
values sentiments cognition which represent the political behavior and issues.
It
is the main idea of the people on the geographical and historical economical
and from the social organization which directly or indirectly effected by the
environment of their society which help them to run their own political
activities in their society.
Definition
of Political Culture
There
are many philosophers and exponents who have give their own definition. As
there are many exponents the definition varies from each other. But some of the
definitions of Political culture are below:
Lucian
W. Pye has defined it,
“As
a political society of attitudes beliefs and sentiments that gives other and
meaning s to the political system. And provides the underlying assumption and
rules that govern political behaviors.”
Jalcott
Parson has defines,
“Political
culture is concerned with a orientation towards political culture”
Alan
Ball,
“The
political cultural, is composed of the attitudes beliefs emotions and values of
the society that relates to the political system and issues”
But
most important definition regarding political culture is given by
SP.
Verma, “Political culture includes not only the attitudes, of political values
ideas cognition ideologist national character and cultural other style”
Basis
of the Political Culture
The
following are the main agent or basis to produce the political culture:
1.History
2.Geographical location
3.Social-economic structure
4.Political tradition and customs
5.Political thoughts
6.Political organization
Agent
of the political culture
The
following are the agent of the political culture
1.Family
2.School
3.Society
4.Services
5.Voluntary groups
6.Political parties
7.Religious organization
8.Media
9.Direct contacts
Types of Political Culture
The
following are the types of the political culture
Parochial
political culture
Subject
political culture
Participation
political culture
Parochial political culture
These
types of political culture are found in mainly in common society. The
fundamental characteristics of this political culture is the same person take
politics, religion social etc. therefore, there is very little specialization
in their work. Here, we find a pattern of indifferceated role structure.
The
chief of the society at the same time performs the duties of the minister
priest, traders economist and the subjects living other him and not shown any
awareness of their political system but only the community as a whole. It may
be their own society in account of the development some of the individual may
become aware of the political culture.
Subject political culture
The
subject political culture is found generally in politically pre-dominance
society. It occurs dependent colonies where the people feel pride cultivate
hostility toward their political system.
They
either accept of the decision for their legitimate rules or struggle against
them, in the name of their right to self decision.
Participation political culture
This
type of political culture is found in the highly democratic states, where
people take active participation in political parties considering as themselves
as active member of the politics. They are aware and conscious of their right
and duties. Evaluation or criticisms of the system exist at all part and labour
people usually take part actively to discuss the major issues. Therefore the
rulers itself give concentration to solve the problems.
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