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'Homogeneity, Deference and Consensus'; to what extent does UK political culture exhibit these features?
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'HOMEGENIETY, DEFERENCE & CONSENSUS'; TO WHAT EXTENT DOES UK POLITICAL CULTURE EXHIBIT THESE FEATURES? A political culture is the pattern of understandings, feelings and attitudes which dispose people towards behaving in a particular way politically. The political culture of a country reflects the attitudes, values, norms and feelings which shape our political relationships. In the immediate post 1945 period it was customary to describe British political culture in terms of three main characteristics: homogeneity; consensus; and deference. However the UK political landscape has changed dramatically since that of 1945, and it is debatable as to whether these traditional features are still exhibited. One of the most famous studies of political culture was that conducted by Almond and Verba entitled The Civic Culture. Using attitude and opinion surveys conducted during the latter half of the 1950s Almond and Verba set out to identify the political culture that most effectively upheld democratic politics. They identified...
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