Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET June 2015 Political Science
Which of the following statements is not correct?
APolitical culture is a set of basic political attitudes
BPolitical cultures cannot be empirically studied ✓ Correct
CThe study of political culture focuses on attitudes of people and their likely effects on politics
DPolitical cultures have a companion approach, that is, political socialisation
Correct answer: (B) Political cultures cannot be empirically studied — The claim that political culture cannot be empirically studied is the incorrect statement, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that political culture cannot be empirically studied is the incorrect statement, so it is the answer.
★Political culture is in fact studied empirically through surveys, interviews and attitude measurement.
★Almond and Verba's five-nation civic culture survey is the classic example of such empirical research.
★Political culture is rightly described as a set of basic political attitudes, beliefs and sentiments.
★It focuses on the attitudes of people and their likely effects on the working of the political system.
★Political socialisation is correctly seen as its companion process, transmitting culture across generations.
★Thus three statements are accurate, and only the claim of non-measurability is false.
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