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Resources such as time, money and civic skills.
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Resources such as land, property and inheritance.
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Identity based on age, gender and ethnicity.
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Authority exercised by political institutions.
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Voting during general elections.

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Bourdieu’s explanation stresses knowledge, confidence and command of valued language in formal settings."},{"text":"Friendships, contacts and networks make formal politics feel accessible.","correct":false,"explanation":"These describe social capital, which concerns useful relationships and connections. Cultural capital instead consists of knowledge, confidence and language valued by formal institutions."},{"text":"Ownership, authority and inheritance make formal politics feel accessible.","correct":false,"explanation":"This wrongly treats cultural advantage as inherited wealth or formal power. Cultural capital gives middle-class participants knowledge, confidence and appropriate language for engaging with politics."}]},{"id":"c38228c1-f9fb-40a4-b121-ef70883eb0cd","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Concern about voter ID under the Elections Act 2022 is that it may affect groups less likely to hold accepted [ ].","back":"Concern about voter ID under the Elections Act 2022 is that it may affect groups less likely to hold accepted photo ID.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"photo ID","correct":true,"explanation":"The Elections Act 2022 introduced a requirement to show an accepted form of photo ID at polling stations, potentially disadvantaging groups less likely to possess one."},{"text":"proof of address","correct":false,"explanation":"A proof-of-address requirement is not the central concern raised by the Act’s voting rules. 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The debated requirement concerns accepted photo ID."}]},{"id":"70492c95-eea1-4fcf-97d6-29bb36047031","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"What did the 2019 red wall result show about class voting?","back":"Age, region, education, Brexit and national identity can cut across class.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Age, region, education, Brexit and national identity can cut across class.","correct":true,"explanation":"The Conservatives’ gains in traditionally Labour red wall seats showed that several social and political identities can weaken or override established class-based voting patterns."},{"text":"Age, region, education, Brexit and national identity can reinforce class divisions.","correct":false,"explanation":"This misses the dealignment illustrated by the red wall result. 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It argues that male-privileging structures create caring, harassment and representation barriers."}]},{"id":"281d4ee1-9d2a-459d-854f-96f65c46a58b","cardType":"cloze","points":null,"front":"Crenshaw’s [ ] shows how inequalities such as gender, class and ethnicity [ ].","back":"Crenshaw’s intersectionality shows how inequalities such as gender, class and ethnicity overlap.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Crenshaw’s intersectionality shows how inequalities such as gender, class and ethnicity overlap.","correct":true,"explanation":"Intersectionality explains that social inequalities do not operate in isolation. Gender, class and ethnicity overlap, producing distinctive experiences that cannot be understood through one category alone."},{"text":"Crenshaw’s socialisation shows how inequalities such as gender, class and ethnicity overlap.","correct":false,"explanation":"Socialisation concerns how people learn norms and identities, not Crenshaw’s framework for intersecting inequalities. 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Their participation varies with class, religion, migration history, region and generation."},{"text":"Minority ethnic groups are shaped solely by ethnicity, regardless of other social differences.","correct":false,"explanation":"Ethnicity does not determine a single fixed pattern of participation. Differences in class, religion, migration history, region and generation create important variation within minority ethnic groups."},{"text":"Minority ethnic groups differ only from the White British majority, not from one another.","correct":false,"explanation":"A simple minority-majority comparison conceals differences within each broad category. Minority ethnic participation also varies by class, religion, migration history, region and generation."}]},{"id":"98efc87a-de15-494e-9050-2703a7cffb39","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How can racism act as a barrier to minority ethnic political participation?","back":"It can reduce trust in institutions and create exclusion.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"It can reduce trust in institutions and create exclusion.","correct":true,"explanation":"Experiences of racism and institutional exclusion can make political bodies appear unresponsive or discriminatory. This weakens trust and can discourage engagement by minority ethnic citizens."},{"text":"It can increase trust in institutions and remove exclusion.","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the likely effect of discrimination. Racism can undermine trust in institutions and create exclusion, making minority ethnic political participation more difficult."},{"text":"It can affect election candidates only and leave voters unaffected.","correct":false,"explanation":"Racism is not limited to competition between candidates and can affect citizens’ wider engagement. It can reduce trust in institutions and create exclusion from political processes."},{"text":"It can remove class inequalities and guarantee political inclusion.","correct":false,"explanation":"Racism does not eliminate economic inequality or guarantee inclusion. Instead, discriminatory experiences can reduce trust in institutions and create barriers to minority ethnic participation."}]},{"id":"a770c2f4-5a88-41d1-9f30-8ae9d6627232","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"What is the strongest age pattern in UK general-election voting?","back":"Older people are generally more likely to vote than younger people.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Older people are generally more likely to vote than younger people.","correct":true,"explanation":"UK general-election turnout consistently displays an age gradient: older citizens are more likely to vote than younger citizens, although turnout levels vary between elections."},{"text":"Younger people are generally more likely to vote than older people.","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the established age gradient in UK general elections. 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Life-cycle - participation rises as people settle with age.
Cohort - generations are socialised into different loyalties.
Period - major events temporarily shift participation.

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Life-cycle - participation rises as people settle with age.
Cohort - generations are socialised into different loyalties.
Period - major events temporarily shift participation.

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Life-cycle - generations develop permanently different loyalties.
Cohort - participation rises as people settle with age.
Period - major events temporarily shift participation.

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Life-cycle - participation rises as people settle with age.
Cohort - major events temporarily shift participation.
Period - generations are socialised into different loyalties.

","correct":false,"explanation":"This swaps period and cohort explanations. Cohort effects arise from generational socialisation, whereas period effects occur when major events temporarily alter participation across the population."},{"text":"

Life-cycle - major events temporarily shift participation.
Cohort - participation rises as people settle with age.
Period - generations develop permanently different loyalties.

","correct":false,"explanation":"All three definitions are mismatched. Life-cycle concerns ageing, cohort concerns generational socialisation, and period concerns temporary changes caused by major historical or political events."}]},{"id":"0e00a6aa-d012-4f9a-adf7-9caf28b1fc50","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How do Marsh, O’Toole and Jones challenge the label apathetic for young people?","back":"Young people may reject formal party politics but still care about issues.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"Young people may reject formal party politics but still care about issues.","correct":true,"explanation":"Marsh, O’Toole and Jones distinguish disengagement from conventional institutions from political apathy. Young people may avoid parties while remaining concerned about issues and using other forms of participation."},{"text":"Young people may reject all political activity because they rarely care about issues.","correct":false,"explanation":"This repeats the stereotype the researchers challenge. Avoidance of formal party politics does not prove complete apathy, because young people may care about issues and participate differently."},{"text":"Young people may embrace formal party politics but remain uninterested in issues.","correct":false,"explanation":"Their argument is not that young people are strongly attached to parties. It is that rejecting formal party politics can coexist with concern about political and social issues."},{"text":"Young people may avoid general-election voting and therefore reject every political issue.","correct":false,"explanation":"Voting is only one form of participation, so non-voting does not establish total disengagement. Young people may reject formal party politics while caring about issues and acting informally."}]},{"id":"5db12526-0772-4382-a9cb-cdb0c925cc33","cardType":"basic","points":1,"front":"Which Welsh voting rule shows policy can widen youth participation?","back":"16- and 17-year-olds can vote in Senedd and local elections.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"16- and 17-year-olds can vote in Senedd and local elections.","correct":true,"explanation":"Wales lowered the voting age for devolved Senedd and local elections. Allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote demonstrates how institutional rules can directly widen youth participation."},{"text":"14- and 15-year-olds can vote in Senedd and local elections.","correct":false,"explanation":"Welsh voting reform did not lower the age to 14. The relevant rule enfranchises 16- and 17-year-olds in Senedd and local elections."},{"text":"18- and 19-year-olds can vote in Senedd and local elections.","correct":false,"explanation":"Eighteen- and 19-year-olds already have the standard adult franchise, so this is not the distinctive Welsh reform. Wales enfranchised 16- and 17-year-olds for these elections."},{"text":"16- and 17-year-olds can vote in UK general elections.","correct":false,"explanation":"The lowered Welsh voting age applies to Senedd and local elections, not UK general elections. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds remain unable to vote in Westminster elections."}]},{"id":"5fdea325-01ab-49c3-a3b1-50aa5c56062e","cardType":"basic","points":2,"front":"How does Weber’s view of power explain why unequal participation matters?","back":"More active groups can get their interests reflected in policy.","mcqOptions":[{"text":"More active groups can get their interests reflected in policy.","correct":true,"explanation":"Weber sees power as the ability to achieve desired outcomes despite opposition. Groups that participate more actively can therefore exercise greater influence and secure policies that reflect their interests."},{"text":"Less active groups can get their interests reflected in policy.","correct":false,"explanation":"This reverses the relationship between participation and influence. Weber’s view suggests that more active groups are better able to exercise power and get their interests reflected in policy."},{"text":"More active groups can get their interests excluded from policy.","correct":false,"explanation":"Political activity generally increases a group’s capacity to influence decisions rather than ensuring exclusion. For Weber, more active groups can use power to get their interests reflected in policy."},{"text":"More active groups can get their interests separated from policy.","correct":false,"explanation":"This treats participation as disconnected from political outcomes, overlooking Weber’s emphasis on achieving desired results. More active groups can exercise greater power and get their interests reflected in policy."}]}]}],"examCountdown":{"examDate":"2027-05-14","paperLabel":"Component 1"},"heading":"Patterns and trends in political participation","title":"Patterns and trends in political participation Flashcards","topbar":{"backHref":"/a-level/sociology/eduqas/flashcards"},"topicSidebar":"$L38"}]}],"topicId":"853b7e4e-a0ad-5435-9194-5358822e442a","walled":"$L39"}],"$L3a","$L3b"]