Unit 1: Identity and Ideology Flashcards
Ideology
big ideas about nature of people and society, set of ideas and beliefs that help us categorize how people/groups categorize the world
Factors Influencing on beliefs and values (9x)
gender culture language media ideology relationship to land religion spirituality environment
culture
collective beliefs and values that include heritage, ethnic background, religion, language, and way of doing things
Themes of ideology (6x)
nation class race relationship to land gender religion
Each ideology has ideas about…
human nature
social structure
interpretations of history
visions of the future
Individualism and Collectivism on spectrum
Individualism=right wing
Collectivism=left wing
Principles of Individualism PRICES
private property rule of law individual rights and freedoms competition economic freedom self interest
Principles of Collectivism CCCCEP
cooperation collective interest collective responsibility collective norms economic equality public property
Ideological Spectrum of : fascism communism liberalism socialism
fascism-political control / economic freedom
communism-political + economic control
liberalism-political + economic freedom
socialism-political freedom / economic control
collectivism
approach to social organization that puts the needs of the group above the needs and rights of individuals
socialism
an ideology with equality and government involvement for the common good
came out of hardship of industrial revolution/laissez-faire capitalism
communism
based on socialism where the means of production are equally shared, opposes private ownership of production.
fascism
a political and economic system where dictatorship government has complete control over society
it is intensely nationalistic, anti-communist, and militaristic.
liberalism
a political philosophy that all citizens should have government-guaranteed freedoms, equality, and democracy
reactionary
opposed to progressive social or political change, often returning to the ways of the past and accepting economic inequality