3. Tasks of training.

- The Student should know definition of concepts « political culture » and « political socialization »;

- The Student should be able to analyze structure and the basic types of political culture.

4. The basic questions of a theme:

1. Political culture: concept and structure.

2. Functions and typology of political culture.

3. Concept and the basic features of political socialization.

5. Control questions :

1. Define the concepts "culture" and « political culture ».

2. How are they connected with political system?

3. What is the structure of political culture?

4. Name functions of political culture.

5. Give the characteristic to the basic types of political culture (on D.Almond).

6. What is the feature of modern Kazakhstan political culture?

7. What is «the political socialization » is?

8. Name the basic features of political socialization?

1. Theme13: Political elites and political leadership

2. The aim: to fix student knowledge of political leadership essence and the theory of elite; to learn the student to focus in scientific approaches of the theory of elite.

3. Tasks of training: knowledge of essence of political elite and leadership. Skill to distinguish classical theories of political elite, the basic types of political leadership. Skill to analyze modern tendencies of political elite.

4. The basic questions of a theme:

1. Concept of political elite. Classical theories of elite.

2. The nature of political leadership. Typology and functions of political leaders.

3. Political elite of modern Kazakhstan

5. Control questions :

1. Define the concept « political elite »?

2. Who is the author of classical theories of elite?

3. Open the maintenance of classical theories of elite.

4. What is the nature of political leadership?

5. Name criteria of classification and types of political leadership.

6. What are the functions of political leaders?

7. What is the feature of formation of political elite of Kazakhstan?

1. Theme14: The world politics and international relations.

2. The aim: to fix student knowledge about essence of world politics and a system of international relations; to get skills in the analysis of various types of the international relations; to consider features of Kazakhstan foreign policy.

3. Tasks of training: The Student should know the definition of concepts: "world politics", « the international relations », « subjects of the international relations », "foreign policy", etc.

4. The basic questions of a theme:

1. Concept of world politics. System of the international relations.

2. Subjects of the international relations.

1. Types and kinds of the international relations.

5. Control questions :

1. What does the concept "world politics" mean?

2. Define the concept « the international relations »?

3. What subjects of the international relations do you know?

4. What are the basic tendencies in development of the international relations system at the present stage?

5. What types and kinds of the international relations do you know?

6. What principles are based on relations between subjects of the international relations?

7. Name the aim and the basic directions in Kazakhstan foreign policy.

1. Theme15: The global problems of the present.

2. The aim: To fix knowledge about maintenance of global problems at the present and a way of their decision by the international community; to consider a place and a role of Kazakhstan in system of global problems.

3. Tasks of training: The Student should know the definition of concept « global problems of the present;

The student should be able to distinguish types of global problems and ways of their decision