w6 ideologies

Ideology

system of beliefs abt political, social, economic institution

what is the function of ideology

explains why things r the way they r by providing a normative evaluation of status quo guiding action

modern liberalism

idea of civil liberty/equality w = opportunity w gov’t intervention

modern conservatism 

ppl should maintain self-determination to achieve what they can, value national pride and traditional values like religion 

where was the origin of ‘left-right'

french national assembly where the opp of king sat on the left, and the support sat right

where are sources of ideology

found in political philo-theory based

political philosophy

aims to develop consistent set of beliefs, often interpreting contextual/philosophical evidence

normative questions 

Qs abt what we should/shouldn’t do 

classical liberalism

individ/civil liberties, ROL

conservatism

preservation of current poli-socioeconomic system or return to a system in line w traditional values

socialism 

desire to end seen suffering of ppl cuz of human explitation by other ppl & establish a society where all ppl r = /have commodiities essential to live a decent life 

feminism

society discriminating women based on gender hence deny/limit opportunities for their well-being and making their actions/idea invalid than men

fascism

radical right-wing promoting extreme nationalism, blame outsider on issues, emphasis the supremacy of state

political culture

made of society’s shared norms/values relevant to analysis of politics 

values

items that ppl hold in high regard

postmaterialist

political values on self-expression/quality of life

materialist

political value on economic and physical security.

norms

what society views as acceptable

why norms are important

reinforce values by changing behaviour

4 pillars to track values/attitudes

population, sample, respondent, margin of error

political attitudes

established way of thinking/feeling abt something/someone expressed in their poli behaviour

belief system 

collection of views ppl hold abt what they believe poli world is/should be  

deontology

political ethic where intent/truth matters more than outcome

consequentialism

what matters is the outcome of an action; ethic of responsibility

what are the 3 major forms of feminism

liberal, marxist, radical