Political Ideologies: Part 1- Ideology And Democracy Flashcards
Ideological Functions: evaluation
Deciding whether things are good, bad, or neutral
Ideological Functions: explanation
Search for answers and understanding, particularly in a time of crisis
Ideological Functions: orientation
Gives a sense of identity or place in the world
Ideologues
People who try to persuade others to accept their (said people’s) ideologies
Ideological Functions: political program
Provides remedies to social problems
Human Nature
Drives, motivations, limitations, possibilities
Used and defined differently in different ideologies
Freedom
The agent, the obstacle, the goal
The Agent
The person trying to be free
The Obstacle
The thing preventing the agent from being free
The Goal
The thing the agent is trying to be free to do
Nationalism
Association with people of your nation
Anarchism
The belief that government is unnatural and evil