Poli Sci Semester 2 - Social Networks and Political Communication

What do social networks do?

Complementary role in shaping individual behaviors

What are some individual traits with social elements that influence behaviors?

Education level, Religion, Social identity group of your choice

How does education level also carry social elements that influence behaviors?

Education level often corresponds to socioeconomic status/income - affects elitism, info processing, exposure to outgroups

How does religion also carry social elements that influence behaviors?

Morality norms; intersection with race —> variations in differing religious communities

In Black neighborhoods, black people rated social value for voters as _____________ in higher percentage Black neighborhoods compared to lower percentage Black neighborhoods. What about white people? What about for rally attendees?

Higher

No diff

Both higher

In Latino neighborhoods, Latino people rated social value for voters as _____________ in higher percentage Latino neighborhoods compared to lower percentage Latino neighborhoods. What about white people? What about for rally attendees?

No diff

Higher

No diff for both

In Foreign-born neighborhoods, Latino people rated social value for voters as _____________ in higher percentage foreign-born neighborhoods compared to lower percentage foreign-born neighborhoods. What about white people? What about for rally attendees?

higher

no diff

higher for latinos, lower for whites

Checkpoint apparatus which inhibit social connection completely results in:

a feeling of hopelessness, isolation, powerlessness and foster support for individual, often violent, resistance.

When checkpoints isolate a community as a whole but did not disrupt within-community social connections:

citizens maintain hope for the possibility of change, which facilitates a preference for collective, nonviolent resistance.

What is everyday political talk:

Spontaneous, unstructured face-to-face (NOT ONLINE) conversation between citizens [or non-citizens] that deals with political matters

What are some political motives for everyday political talk?

Cognitive elaboration: collecting information and connecting prior considerations in new ways

Forming or refining political attitudes

Influencing the formation or refinement of others’ political attitudes

What are some social motives for everyday political talk?

Removing conflict/avoiding conflict; respect via demonstrating competence on subject

What is deliberation?

Often via publicly-organized fora, where participants may not have established social relationships with one another, with a preset agenda, political goals, and equality in context and non-tyranny (no viewpoints are excluded)

The deliberative meetings in India provide opportunities for citizens to challenge their:

elected officials, demand transparency, and provide information about local development needs.

Women are at a ___________ relative to men; they are _______ likely to speak, set the agenda, and receive a relevant response from state officials

disadvantage

less

Quotas for women for village presidencies _________ the likelihood that female citizens are heard.

Improve