Theories and Ideologies

Question 1

Ideology

Answer 1

set of ideas and values shared by a social group

Question 2

Marxist ideology

Answer 2

-Manheim- generally associated with dominant ideology with the deliberate obscuring of facts in order to conceal inequalities
-Althusser- ideological state apparatus, social institutions justify the power of dominant class
-Gramsci- hegemony, process whereby the ruling class maintains its power, by persuading other social classes to adopt ruling class ideology

Question 3

Feminist ideology

Answer 3

Patriarchal ideology- male dominated society
-inequalities creates a dominant group

Question 4

Neo-Marxist ideology

Answer 4

tend to believe the original Marxist view is too deterministic
-Gramsci- dual consciousness

Question 5

Postmodern Ideology

Answer 5

Do not usually use the term ideology
-Lyotard- metanarratives have a similar meaning, in modernity, metanarratives ended in disaster- therefore declining

Question 6

Ideology and religion

Answer 6

religion offers a vision of and a means of understanding and interpreting the world. However, religion and its beliefs aren’t necessarily tied to the interests of a particular social group
-Giddens- religion involves shared beliefs and rituals that provide a sense of ultimate meaning and purpose by creating an idea of reality that is sacred