Socially shared ideas and individual behaviour Flashcards
1
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What can Marxist ideas be considered as?
A
Classical social theory
2
Q
Why is ideology important
A
Inequality also occurs through ideas about ethnicity, gender, sexuality.
3
Q
Define ideology
A
Shared beliefs, social norms
4
Q
Define hegemony
A
The dominance of one group over another
5
Q
Give an example of the pathologisation of femininity
A
Mother blaming - maternal deprivation theory, Prozac being more prescribed to women than men
6
Q
What is a “Refrigerator mother”
A
A label originating in 1940s for mothers of autistic children. As they believed that autism came from a lack of love from mothers..
