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Ideology

A set of ideas and values shared by a social group

Popper

Ideology = a closed system of thought


Ideologies closed to evidence which challenges that belief

Popper shut

Pluralist ideology

Each group has their own ideologies


Argued by conflict writers that pluralist ideology tries to conceal the fact that there's an unequal distribution of power in society by trying to persuade us this isn't the case

Classical Marxism ideology


Marx

Distort and disguise true nature of society


Beliefs and values will support ruling class domination and produce false consciousness


Ruling class ideology can only slow down the overthrow of capitalism

Neo Marxism and ideology


Gramsci

Beliefs and ideas can change society and to some extent they have a life of their own


Hegemony

Intellectual and moral dominance of ruling class


Maintained partly by force and partly by ideology


Pursuades that ruling ideology and dominance is justified

Gramsci


Dual consciousness and working class intellectuals

Dual consciousness = a set of contradictory beliefs and allows working class to see through smoke screen to a limited extent



Woking class intellectuals = sweep aside false consciousness by producing general awareness of exploitation and oppression

Abercrombie et al

Rejects there's a ruling class ideology


Working class are kept in their place by economic necessity - they have to work to survive

Feminism and ideology

Gender system = social divisions between men and women



Equal if not more oppressive than capitalist society

Gender inequality in society

Religious beliefs


Men seen higher than women (God is male)


Education system


Parents support sons at expense of daughters


Top jobs


Men still dominate despite sex discrimination act 1975


Family life


Women socialised to accept male dominance

Patriarchal ideology

Social system based on gender inequality

Coote and Campbell

Patriarchy defined as


the combination of economic and cultural systems which endured male supremacy

Millett

Patriarchal ideology is


The most persuasive ideology of our culture