The concept of ‘Political Culture’ was systematically operationalized by Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba into three types:
ADemocratic, Totalitarian, and Authoritarian
BParochial, Subject, and Participant Culture
CCapitalist, Socialist, and Mixed
DElite, Mass, and Middle-class
Explanation
In ‘The Civic Culture’ (1963), Almond and Verba classified political cultures into Parochial, Subject, and Participant types.
Exam Relevance
- Topic: Comparative Politics
- Subtopic: Political Culture

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