Political culture in students from the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

Authors

  • Juan Manuel Piña-Osorio

Abstract

In this article, we approach the political culture of a sample of
undergraduate students in the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
(UACh). To fulfill this objective, a questionnaire was designed
and applied. The young people were asked if they about read
politics, the media through which they obtain information (radio,
television, newspapers, the Internet), their opinion regarding their
political representatives, those of their university community,
public servants, and their closeness or preference for a particular
political party. The results indicate that the presidential figure,
the policeman and citizen voting do not have the acceptance of
most students, which means scarce legitimacy of important
instances in a political system. On the contrary, they expressed a
favorable attitude in regards to the UACh rector and student
voting, a situation that can be explained given the closeness the
student has with the student environment, added to the institution’s
government structure that allows for the student to mature towards
a democratic political culture.

Published

2008-03-03

How to Cite

Piña-Osorio, J. M. (2008). Political culture in students from the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Agricultura, Sociedad Y Desarrollo, 5(1), 93–113. Retrieved from https://www.revista-asyd.org/index.php/asyd/article/view/1071