Political Culture
Political Culture:
The system of empirical beliefs, expressive symbols, and values,
which defines the situation in which political action takes place.
Sidney Verba
Almond and Verba:
The Civic Culture
Participant
Citizens understand politics and role of citizen
National pride
High degree of political competence and political efficacy
Examples: USA & Britain
Subject
More passive participation and attention to politics
Less pride in nation's political system and little emotional committment to it.
Perception is that citizen influence is at the local level
Lower levels of competence and efficacy
Examples: Italy and West Germany
Parochial
Minimal attachment to nation and political system
Largely local in focus
Minimal interest, knowledge and participation in politics
Example: Mexico