Question

Discuss different types of political culture that is proposed by Almond.

Answer 1

According to Almond and Verba's 1963 study, there are three basic types of political culture: parochial, subject, and participatory. Theories developed by other political and social scientists explain how political culture takes root and is passed down from generation to generation through political socialization

Answer 2

The different types of the political culture that is proposed by Almond are as follows:

Parochial:

• In this culture, citizens are remotely aware of the presence of the central government.

• Regardless of the decisions taken by the states, the citizens live their lives.

Subject:

• In this culture, citizens are aware of the central government.

• As a result of awareness, they are highly subjected to their decisions.

Participant:

• In this culture, the citizens are capable of influencing the government.

• They can influence the government in various ways and they get affected also.