Punk ideologies

community and profession is aware of the importance of counseling those with a diverse background. We do not counsel from a one-fits-all standpoint. In order for the betterment of the client and our chosen profession we must tailor our counseling ideology to fit the client and the culture in which they exist. If the American society is truly a melting pot then we as reputable counselors need to be cognizant of the fact. Living within our country today we have people from all different cultures,…

In light of the recent turmoil that has engulfed the Middle East recently, one may think that a new Middle East is emerging, however, due to recent setbacks, one may think the opposite and that the “old” Middle East is making a comeback. Both might be right, on the one hand it can be said that the region is in the throes of a transitional period to a more democratic future, while on the other hand it can be seen that the new rulers installed after the Arab Spring appear to be backsliding into…

During elections, voters support candidates by looking at how close their policy positions are to those running in office. In fact, the voters elect candidates on the basis of bridging public policy and public preferences. Therefore, policy representation not only falls on the behavior of the voters, but also the politicians themselves. In Erikson and Tedin’s American Public Opinion: Its Origins, Content and Impact, chapter 10 explores the four models the policy-makers’ behavior including,…

As discussed in class the concept of ideology is simple, it is seen as a set of ideas and assumptions or premises that aim particularly to reinforce a dominant social order, which can also be seen as the power of a dominant social group. The quote on page 7 in lecture captures this perfectly, “To study ideology is to study how ideas and power intersect.” Ideology is seen as most dominant when there is a set of certain ideas that will particularly catch the interest of an elite group, as it is…

certain perquisites the rest of the women do not meet. Miss America pageant is promoting a dominant ideology where white woman have been the only ones to ever win this award. It shows the privilege, social power, rights, and political power white women have over minorities giving them the advantage to win every time. The show also promotes a hegemonic view where women are pushed to the hegemonic ideology in which women are viewed only as valuable as their appearance,…

Modern societies have been swayed by political communications due to the political debates which are so heavily sensationalized. It makes people aligned to certain ideologies to act in a particular manner that may deviate from the norm, despite them having a premeditated knowledge and an understanding of the matter in hand, which overall ends up having a negative impact on the public consensus of climate change. The…

In today’s modern democracy, political parties and interest groups play a huge projecting role in the United States government and it is rising quickly. Political parties and interest groups are organized groups of people who work towards specific goals within the government, promoting politicians and raising money to help accomplish certain needs. While yes, both groups are working towards similar goals they often times serve different purposes within the country’s political system. The real…

people within these categories is preconscious (false consciousness), meaning that the process is not a product of reason. Moreover, a contained set of these mental categories is nothing other than ideology, by which a mental category and criteria for membership into that group…

Structures and Choices by Lowell Barrington, Barrington discusses multiple political ideologies that bundle politics into economics. A few of those being a progressive ideology, the idea that a strong and active government should redistribute incomes, a Marxist ideology, a support for the government that allows the working middle class to thrive through eliminating various income inconsistencies, or a reactionary ideology, a policy that allows for the economy to run its own course. This is all…

families. Rather than dominating, and imposing order, through repression, Ideological State Apparatuses support the rule of the dominant social class predominantly through ideology. Althusser implies that in place of the fear of prosecution or violence, humanity will be forced to submit out of fear of social ridicule. Ideologies have the purpose of disguising the manipulative measures…