Liberalism worldwide

Lumières Revolutions “Give me Liberty, or Give me death!” cried out the British American colonists on the eve of their independence movement. Yet, the tale of liberty does not begin with the cannons sounding the American Revolution, instead, the story begins with a quill and ink pad in France. In particular, the idea of the social contract, where the power of kings rested solely on the social acceptance of the populace, inspired Americans to clamor for reform against the imposing British crown.…

The political ideology I identify the most with is liberalism. Liberalism is basically equality for all, no matter race, gender, class, sexual orientation, or religion. Liberalism typically wants more federal government involvement in social issues and economic issues. My main focus on liberalism is social issues. Coming from a family that is in touch with their faith, while at the same time does not go to church often; my parents are liberal themselves. Both of my parents have been…

Marie Therese Geoffrin was a leading female figure in the French Enlightenment. The French Enlightenment happened in the 18th-century. During this time, the ideals were liberty, equality, and fraternity. These topics were discussed in the Salons hosted by Geoffrin. Salons were places that women provided for men, the philosophers, to have an intellectual discussion. Even though both men and women played a part in the salons, the roles were unequal. Geoffrin was a French Enlightenment salonnière…

Dewey, an American philosopher, georgist and educational reformer, explains in his book Liberalism and Social Action the importance of “effective liberty”, that being the function of social conditions existing at anytime. He explores the significance of this in relevance to the reconstruction of American Democracy, meaning that the government…

Disparities between the social statuses of different genders has existed since ancient times and prevails in some present-day societies. The United States lessened this disparity through creating laws that allow women to have equal rights as men. Activists and reformers fought for these laws over the span of a century and earned them by trials. A women’s right activist by the name of Susan B. Anthony ensconces her stance in her speech “On Women’s Right to Vote” addressing the inequality that…

1) Political Socialization is the process of how people form their political beliefs and attitude. The three main influences of political socialization are family, peers, and the media. Family incubates political attitude and opinion Parents transfer political attitudes to their children through communication and receptivity (acceptance). Children seek parental approval and parents constantly communicate feeling and preferences. Children acquire part preferences by listening to their parents.…

(Heywood 2012:24). Liberalism promotes individualism and is resistant to forms of control, especially government control, that remove an individual’s freedom. Classical liberalism encourages only minimal role of the state with no interference in the private lives of individuals, where modern liberalism focuses more on state assistance in order to help individuals reach their potential – such as welfare and regulation of markets (Heywood 2012:25). Freedom is a paramount right to liberalism as…

“The Social Contract” was Rousseau’s most important contribution to his time, and to philosophy in general. It played a key role in establishing governments after the American Revolution and French Revolution. He brought to light these new ideas, and they would have a lasting effect for the years to come. Going hand in hand with Rousseau’s “The Social Contract”, his “Discourse on Inequality” provides many key points and factors left out. While “The Social Contract” gives a solution to failures…

What are some key differences in the ways that Conservative and Liberal women run for office? What are some key differences in the media coverage of each, and why? Generally “…voters tend to stereotype women as liberal and men as conservative (97). The ways in which women run for office differs in a wide variety of ways. There are conservative female runners and liberal ones. There are key differences in the ways in which they want to be covered by the media and are covered without the desire.…

Conservative in modern times has become merely an antonym to the word “liberal”. The word has a one-sided label but embodies several different dimensions that most people fail to recognize. The word needs to be changed in order to be more accompanying of its non-political usage that is often overlooked. Conservative is used to describe a wide variety of people with such variation in cultural dynamics. Although, the word conservative has remained relatively selective to politics in today’s…