Introduction Flashcards
What are beliefs?
Ideas about things we believe to be true, religious involved with supernatural or a higher power
Religious beliefs involve range of activity’s that fall out framework of the worlds established main stream religion e.g. meditation superstition spiritual or life force dimensions
What are ideology’s?
A set of values ideas and beliefs that provides a means if interpreting the world and representing the outlook and justifies the interest if a social grouo
4 common forms of ideology?
-pluralist ideology
-Marxism and dominant ideology and heagamoney
Patriarchal ideology
Political ideology
Pluaralist ideology- what is this?
None claim to be to be the only right way of seeing the world
there’s no single dominant ideology
Pluaralist ideology- what is pluralism?
No single person has power, power is seen as reflecting a broad range of social issues
Marxism: dominant ideology and hegemony- what is the dominant ideology?
A set of ideas and beliefs thereby held by three most powerful groups and in particular of the ruling class society
Marxism: dominant ideology and hegemony- what is hegemony?
The di maintains its power by persuading other social classes to adopt ruiling class ideology
Marxism: dominant ideology and hegemony- what is ideological state apparatus?
Althusser believes we are taught the dominant ideology via the isa
Patriarchal ideology- what is this?
A set of ideas that suppress and justifies the power of men
e.g. education family and workplace
Political ideology- what is this?
Provides an interpretation of how society should work and how the govt should use their power
May be broad like communism left wing or fascism right wing
Political ideology- what is this?
Provides an interpretation of how society should work and how the govt should use their power
May be broad like communism left wing or fascism right wing
What are the 5 main religions?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
What are the 5 main religions?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
