to sociologists, this means ‘way of life’; the culture of a society is made up of the attitudes, values, traditions, skills and knowledge of members of that society
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political socialisation
the process by which we acquire our political values, beliefs and preferences, which then influence whether or not we participate in the political process, e.g. by voting in elections, joining pressure groups or taking part in demonstrations
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representative democracy
a political process whereby people have the right to vote and free elections are held in order to choose those people that will represent us in parliament
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turnout
the proportion of people eligible to vote who do actually vote in an election
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the process by which we acquire our political values, beliefs and preferences, which then influence whether or not we participate in the political process, e.g. by voting in elections, joining pressure groups or taking part in demonstrations
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political socialisation
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a political process whereby people have the right to vote and free elections are held in order to choose those people that will represent us in parliament
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the proportion of people eligible to vote who do actually vote in an election
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