POLS 1101 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. Framing EffectA. EquivalencyB. EmphasisII. Agenda SettingIII. PrimingIV. Persuasion Outline of Current Lecture I. Political Participation A. ConventionalB. UnconventionalII. VotingA. Why vote?B. Who votes?C. How do you decide who to vote for?Current LectureI. Political Participation - Political Participation is any action aimed at changing or supporting government policiesor officials- Conventional ways to politically participate are socially acceptable ways to participate, aka the norms.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- They include voting, volunteering, donating to campaigns, etc.- Unconventional ways are outside the norms.- They include protests, boycotts, etc. Their aim is to bring attention to issues.- An example is the Civil Rights Movement.- The most common conventional form is voting.- There has been a decline in voting in the United States since 1959 however.II. Voting - Americans do not vote because they are rational- They think in a self-interested manner- They weigh the costs and the benefits- The costs are time, information, energy, money, and registration…- The benefits do not outweigh the costs. Your vote will not make THAT much of a difference- Voting is only beneficial if your vote impacts the outcome- BUT if you vote you are exercising your right as a citizen and fulfilling your duty- Civic duty, social norm, patriotism, social pressure are all reasons people vote- Consumption model: R=PxB-C+D- The socioeconomic model includes age, income, education, marital status, length of residence- All of your social and economic characteristics - Different socioeconomic groups are more or less likely to vote- In the last election, Blacks voted the most, followed by Whites, Hispanics, and Asians- People of high income also voted the most- People aged 65 and above are most likely to
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