ABSTRACT
It is the contention of this chapter that the political culture is undergoing a significant transformation along similar lines in all the advanced industrial societies. The agencies of socialisation – the school, the church, the family and the local community – have all been affected by the economic impetus which these societies are experiencing, altering their influence and weakening the traditional culture which they have imparted and upheld. This, accompanied by the impact of contemporary economic change on the class structure, has led to modification of political attitudes in the direction of greater uniformity between societies and less sharply marked political division within them. This cultural change has provided a climate favourable to corporatist development.
