Ideas That Divide Us Flashcards

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sets of beliefs about politics and society that help people make sense of their world

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Ideologies

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people who generally favor limited government and are cautious about change

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Conservatives

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people who generally favor government action and view change as progress

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Liberals

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those who favor a strictly procedural government role in the economy and the social order

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Economic Conservatives

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those who favor a minimal government role in any sphere

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Libertarians

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those who favor an expanded government role in the economy but a limited role in the social order

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Economic Liberals

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those who endorse limited government control of the economy but considerable government intervention to realize a traditional social order; based on religious values and hierarchy rather than equality

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Social Conservatives

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the idea that language shapes behavior and therefore should be regulated to control its social effects

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Political Correctness

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those who favor greater control of the economy and the social order to bring about greater equality and to regulate the effects of progress; also known as progressives

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Social Liberals

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a contested concept that social liberals use to refer to a philosophy demanding radical structural change to create more equality

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Progressives

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those who favor a strong, substantive government role in the economy and the social order in order to realize their vision of a community of equals

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Communitarians

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