Author Question: You consider your friend Rey to be part of the attentive public. What sorts of things does Rey do on ... (Read 23 times)

kamilo84 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

You consider your friend Rey to be part of the attentive public. What sorts of things does Rey do on a daily basis to conform to your belief that he follows public affairs fairly carefully?

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Question 2

Imagine two voters. One of these individuals has some college education and is 23 years of age.

The other has a master's degree and is 43 with three children. Define the concept of attentive public and explain which of these two voters would be considered such and why?

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cascooper22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Define attentive public as citizens who follow public affairs carefully.
2. Provide a few reasons why Rey is considered to be attentive, such as voting behavior, reading habits, previous personal discussions about politics, and external factors like important agents of political socialization that could potentially influence Rey to be attentive.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1. Define attentive public as citizens who follow public affairs carefully.
2. Explain that the older and more educated one is, the higher the chance of political activity. In such a case, the older, more educated individual is more likely to follow public affairs and be more politically active. Younger, less educated citizens are less likely to vote, and are therefore seen as less politically active.