Ideology

Ideology is the umbrella of an individual's and/or a community's religious, societal, and political outlooks on the world. Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam can all be classified as religious ideologies. Differing from religious outlooks, the following can be perceived as political ideologies: absolutism, imperialism, and nationalism. Feminism, racism, and materialism are also ideologies but specifically societal values. Moreover, these diverse beliefs are assumed to be the culture norms in…

with South Korea on the Korean peninsula, the two countries could not be anymore polar opposite. Originally one united country, the separation of the two states along the 38th parallel due to the aftermath of World War II explains the different ideologies that came to found each country. It can be argued that North Korea is one of the world’s most secluded countries. Even in the present day, North Korea has an isolationist stance with the rest of the world (Seth 233). This can be traced to the…

describe the watch, instead highlighting the values and ideologies behind the watch. By saying that the watch will be passed through generations, the text implies that the watch will last forever, while at the same time promoting the preservation of tradition. It conveys these ideas with a family discourse which suggests that the watch should be more than an ornamental wrist clock; it should hold sentimental value to a family. This ideology further implies that families should be close and have…

In Gloria Anzaldua’s “La Prieta,” we are presented with the concept of being an accomplice to the oppressor’s ideology. Anzaldua describes how we are passing onto children the oppressor’s ideology regarding gender and social roles. Therefore, by being an accomplice the following issues arise: 1) it presupposes gender and social roles, 2) ignores personal aspirations, and 3) portrays women as weak thus limiting their autonomy. However, Anzaldua goes on to state that she will not be a part of the…

Karl Marx believed that in time a communist society was possible and that the proletariat could overthrow the bourgeoisie. In the bourgeois society each person is confined to a productive roll but in a communist society the general production is regulated thus meaning people would no longer be confined to just one productive roll they would have options. Marx believed that if proletariat achieved political power and put an end to the bourgeois modes of production that this would weaken class…

Cristal Cruz Mest 60 11/26/15 Film title and year of release: Scarface 1983 1. What are the main themes of the film? What are the central ideas or the message you think you are left with after watching? A theme is not the plot; it has more to do with figuring out what the main point of the film is. For example, do you think there is a moral lesson? The main theme of the film is that money doesn’t bring happiness. The protagonist did anything or killed anybody to obtain money, but…

Totalitarian regime has made a radical transformation of institution and social changes. They have long term goal of social transitions: change human nature by having the population self devote themselves towards the course of their ideology. The totalitarian ideology is codified into their constitution, and it becomes the official basis for public policy, action, and campaign that attempt to achieve the party’s goal. The party is the sole representative or representation or representative of…

humanities being used as tools to better understand societies. After careful analysis of the ideological State apparatuses, Althusser concludes there is no dialectical history in ideology (Althusser,107). I think this would lead Althusser to say that social sciences and humanities are forms of ideologies or come from ideologies and therefore, have no history and no historical materialism. However, I think he would find the social sciences and humanities a significant part of society because both…

McVeigh. McVeigh was a lone wolf with radical right wing beliefs, he was completely anti-government, but did not act as part of a militia group. Timothy McVeigh was a leaderless terrorist that to a lesser extent, sympathized with the right wing ideology of groups like the Ku Klux Klan, The National Alliance, The Christian Identity Movement, and Militia groups (Baysinger, 2006). McVeigh was responsible for the deadliest act of domestic terrorism occurred during the last 50 years. A more recent…

MacLeod’s Finding’s: Norms, Values and Ideologies in Ain’t No Makin’ It In the study, Ain’t No Makin’ It, Jay MacLeod introduces us to two extremely distinct groups of male youth, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers. The Hallway Hangers are a dominant group of teenagers who constantly rebel and openly resist the American ideology of education. They have little motivation to better themselves, in which some are aware of their circumstances and feel that social mobility is impossible, while…