EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSOR CARLOS ALBA 9 materialism and postmaterialism Ronald Inglehart- the basic political attitudes, ideas and values are slowly shifting from a concernwith jobs, money, and material possessions to culture, quality of life, the environment, minority rights, individual autonomy and self-expression Inglehart's statistics: young and well-educated people are most likely to be post-materialists strong associations with relatively high levels of political awareness and activity strong connection between post-materialists and the new social movements
European Political Systems Professor Carlos Alba Ronald Inglehart- the basic political attitudes, ideas and values are slowly shifting from a concern with jobs, money, and material possessions to culture, quality of Iife, the environment, minority rights, individual autonomy and self-expression Inglehart's statistics: young and well-educated people are most likely to be post-materialists strong associations with relatively high levels of political awareness and activity strong connection between post-materialists and the new social movements
EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS PROFESSOR CARLOS ALBA a term used in many different ways, but which essenciatially refers to A system of ideas, values, beliefs and assumptions which help us to understand and interpret the political world Parties are built around these conflicting political principles In a strict marist sense, ideology 3 a false view of the world, the false consciousness created by capitalists in order to keep workers happy
A term used in many different ways, but which essenciatially refers to…. Parties are built around these conflicting political principles In a strict marxist sense, ideology a false view of the world, the false consciousness created by capitalists in order to keep workers happy European Political Systems Professor Carlos Alba A system of ideas, values, beliefs and assumptions which help us to understand and interpret the political world
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