Belief and ideology

Question 1

What is a belief system?

Answer 1

A set of stories and realities

Includes beliefs, morals, and defines right and wrong

Question 2

What is ideology?

Answer 2

Refer to the political, social, and economic ideas that help to define a particular group of people

Question 3

Religion as a closed belief system

Answer 3

• suggest they know they know the truth about everything and do not take lightly to criticism
• can be very conservative in their beliefs and do not like change

Question 4

Religion as a closed belief system

Answer 4

Herberg- some religions are open to change e.g. Church of England allowing females to be Bishops

Question 5

Science as a closed belief system

Answer 5

Kuhn- because it runs of paradigms which shape the way discipline is defined therefore is hard to change

Question 6

Science as an open belief system

Answer 6

Popper- because sci is open to challenges+ is built upon the idea of falsification
Once a theory is proven wrong it is changed

Question 7

Marxism- Gramsci, Marx, Althusser

Answer 7

Science- great discoveries just give more money to the ruling class and fuels capitalism

Question 8

Postmodernity-

Answer 8

there are multiple ideologies within society, these reflect the different views of groups within society

Question 9

Feminism- Oakley

Answer 9

E.g. blocking women from religious powers

Justifies inequality within the work place