section_path: Political system/Political culture
section_name: Political culture
paragraph_text: Political culture
  
  Political culture describes how culture impacts politics. Every political system is embedded in a particular political culture. Lucian Pye 's definition is that "Political culture is the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments, which give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system".
  
  Trust is a major factor in political culture, as its level determines the capacity of the state to function. Postmaterialism is the degree to which a political culture is concerned with issues which are not of immediate physical or material concern, such as human rights and environmentalism. Religion has also an impact on political culture.