What are national character studies? What are their advantages and disadvantages?
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1. National character studies are studies of political culture. They attempt to capture the essence of a people's political culture in terms of broad adjectives. Huntington's "clash of civilizations" argument is a good examples of national character studies.
2. One advantage of national character studies is that they allow us to simplify reality. On the other hand, national character studies often are loaded with gross generalizations that greatly oversimplify political reality.
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