ideology
(noun)
the doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group
Examples of ideology in the following topics:
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Ideology
- An ideology is a set of ideas that constitute one's goals, expectations, and actions.
- In the Marxist account of ideology, it serves as an instrument of social reproduction.
- Similarly, Louis Althusser proposed a materialistic conception of ideology using the concept of the ideological state apparatus.
- Many political parties base their political action and program on an ideology.
- Some parties follow a certain ideology very closely, while others may take broad inspiration from a group of related ideologies without specifically embracing any one of them.
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The Spread of Liberal Democracy
- Liberal democracy requires universal suffrage, competitive politics, and the rule of law and is currently the dominant world political ideology.
- Near the end of the 18th century, these ideas inspired the American Revolution and the French Revolution, the pair of which gave birth to the ideology of liberalism and instituted forms of government that attempted to apply the principles of Enlightenment philosophy in practice.
- By the end of the 19th century, liberal democracy was no longer only a liberal idea, but an idea supported by many different ideologies.
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Race
- From the 17th through the 19th centuries, the merging of folk beliefs about and scientific explanations of group differences produced what social anthropologist Audrey Smedley has called an "ideology of race. " According to this ideology, races are primordial, natural, enduring and distinct.
- Racial discrimination often coincides with racist mindsets, whereby the individuals and ideologies of one group come to perceive the members of an outgroups as both racially defined and morally inferior.
- Interpret ''the ideology of race'' based on examples from the text
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Pluralism
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- The Canadian government has often been described as the instigator of multicultural ideology because of its public emphasis on the social importance of immigration.
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Sect
- Many Sunni religious leaders, including those inspired by Wahhabism and other ideologies have declared Shias to be heretics and apostates.
- The ideological underpinnings of attitudes and behaviors labeled as sectarian are extraordinarily varied.
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The Conflict Perspective on Deviance
- In sociology, conflict theories are perspectives that emphasize the social, political, or material inequality of a social group, that critique the broad socio-political system, or that otherwise detract from structural functionalism and ideological conservativism.
- Conflict theories draw attention to power differentials, such as class conflict, and generally contrast historically dominant ideologies.
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A Multicultural Society
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
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Marx's View of Class Differentiation
- In a capitalist society, the ruling class promotes its own ideologies and values as the norm for the entire society, and these ideas and values are accepted by the working class.
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Child Socialization
- Socialization is a term used by sociologists, social psychologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and educationalists to refer to the lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs, and ideologies, providing an individual with the skills and habits necessary for participating within his or her own society.
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Monarchies and Liberal Democracies
- Near the end of the 18th century, these ideas inspired the American and French Revolutions, the latter giving birth to the ideology of liberalism, and instituting forms of government that attempted to apply the principles of the Enlightenment philosophers into practice.