Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. PART I. The Theory and Method of the Study
5. Chapter 1. An Approach to Political Culture 3
6. Chapter 2. Cross-National Research and Political Behavior: Some Considerations of Method 43
7. PART II. Patterns of Political Culture
8. Chapter 3. Patterns of Political Cognition 79
9. Chapter 4. Feelings Toward Government and Politics 101
10. Chapter 5. Patterns of Partisanship 123
11. Chapter 6. The Obligation to Participate 161
12. Chapter 7. The Sense of Civic Competence 180
13. Chapter 8. Citizen Competence and Subject Competence 214
14. Chapter 9. Competence, Participation, and Political Allegiance 230
15. PART III. Social Relations and Political Culture
16. Chapter 10. Social Relations and Civic Cooperation 261
17. Chapter 11. Organizational Membership and Civic Competence 300
18. Chapter 12. Political Socialization and Civic Competence 323
19. PART IV. Profiles of Political Culture
20. Chapter 13. Group Differences in Political Orientation 377
21. Chapter 14. Five Political Cultures 402
22. PART V. Conclusion
23. Chapter 15. The Civic Culture and Democratic Stability 473
24. Appendix A. Sampling and Sampling Error 509
25. Appendix B. Interview Schedules 526
26. List of Tables and Figures 551
27. Index 559