Who among the following described political culture as ‘a set of propensities and attitudes’?

Correct option is B

Gabriel Almond and G. Bingham Powell described political culture as the "distribution of patterns of orientations toward political objects among the members of a society." This definition emphasizes how attitudes, values, and beliefs about political institutions and processes are shared within a community.
Information Booster:
1. Almond and Powell introduced political culture as an essential element in understanding the stability and functionality of political systems.
2. They classified political culture into three types: parochial, subject, and participant.
· Parochial: Minimal awareness or involvement in politics.
· Subject: Awareness of political systems but limited participation.
· Participant: High involvement and engagement in political processes.
3. Political culture serves as a bridge between individual behaviors and systemic patterns in politics.
4. Their work laid the foundation for comparative politics, linking culture to political structures and democratic stability.
5. Almond and Verba’s The Civic Culture is a seminal study on the interaction between political attitudes and democracy.