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To date, there has been little persuasive validation of Elazar's concept of political subcultures as it applies to mass publics. This study represents an attempt to establish an agenda for future research utilizing this popular formulation of the relationship between the citizen and government. A statewide sample of 805 residents of Illinois was given agree-disagree statements representing Elazar's individualistic, moralistic, and traditionalistic subcultures. The data are used to explore three basic research questions: Do individuals discriminate themselves along the political subculture dimensions suggested by Elazar? Can region of residence, religion, or ethnicity be used as surrogates for individual level political culture? And, can political culture, measured directly at the individual level, add significant independent explanation of political behavior and opinions beyond that of socioeconomic characteristics? |
