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3.8 Political and Social Cleavages

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Cleavages divide society along class, ethnicity, religion, region, language, urban residence, generation, or other identities. Cross cutting divisions can encourage compromise, while reinforcing divisions can intensify conflict.

Compare public attitudes and participation across the six AP course countries while separating formal rights from actual practice.

Quantitative lens: fractionalization=1−(p12+p22+...+pn2){fractionalization=1-(p_1^2+p_2^2+...+p_n^2)}.

In this unit

9 lessons

  1. 3.1Civil SocietyPreview lesson
  2. 3.2Political CulturePreview lesson
  3. 3.3Political IdeologiesPreview lesson
  4. 3.4Political Values and BeliefsPreview lesson
  5. 3.5Nature and Role of Political ParticipationPreview lesson
  6. 3.6Forces that Impact Political ParticipationPreview lesson
  7. 3.7Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesPreview lesson
  8. 3.8Political and Social CleavagesThis lesson
  9. 3.9Challenges from Political and Social CleavagesPreview lesson

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