ideology

Question 1

whats an ideology

Answer 1

-ideology= set of ideas, values, beliefs shared by social grp

Question 2

features of ideology

Answer 2

-provides a particular version or interpretation of the world
-presents partial, incomplete, false view of reality
-expresses and justifies interests of particular crime e.g marx

Question 3

exmaple of ideologies

Answer 3

-fem- set of ideas for equality for women
-conservatism= set of ideas to promote traditional values, customs e.g evident in new right thinking charles murray
-communism=ideas set on socio economic eqaulity and removal of class structures
-environmentalism= aims to reduce impact of human actions on earth

Question 4

why is religion and ideology diff

Answer 4

-ideologies not based on supernatural belief
-religion not based on interests of a powerful grp

Question 5

what do marx and fems argue ab religion and ideology

Answer 5

-religion is part of the ideological state apparatus = tool to justify and maintain power of a dominant group e.g ruling class or men

Question 6

what is the new christian right (religion and ideology)

Answer 6

-uses religion as vehicle to promote conservative ideas and reject abortion and homo
-political ideology bound up w religious ideas e.g donald trump

Question 7

science and ideology
why can science be an ideology?

Answer 7

-as its based around the idea that the scientific method is the only way of gaining true knowledge ab the world ‘scienitism’

Question 8

what does scientism reject

Answer 8

-knowledge that cant be explained by the scientific method such as religious explanations

Question 9

how can we evaluate scientism

Answer 9

-many scientists do not subscribe to scientism and they themeselves can hv religious ideas