Political Culture: Meaning

What is Political Culture?

Political culture is the pattern of political behaviour and perception of people towards politics in a political system. It can also be defined as the beliefs, values, attitudes, habits, and behavioural patterns of people towards the political system.

These ideas, normsA norm is a rule, standard, or pattern for action. Social norm refers to shared standards of acceptable behaviour by a group of people. The norms in any society are based... More, and values guide the political behaviour of people in the state. American political scientists, Gabriel Abraham Almond and Sidney Verba theorized on political culture.

A given political system may not have only one political culture, different segments in the societyThe term society is derived from the Latin word 'socius' meaning friendship or companionship. Society is a community, nation or group of people who share the same traditions, institutions, rules and... More may have their own distinct political culture. e.g. the political culture of the rulers and ruled, the elite and the masses, the educated and the illiterates. They have their own political sub-cultures respectively.