ideology
Ideologies
Ideology is a system of thought based on certain related assumptions, beliefs, and explanations of social movements or policies.
An ideology may be economic, political, philosophical, or religious in nature.
Some ideologies, such as communism and socialism, refer to economic and political systems.
Other ideologies include capitalism (free enterprise); democracy; feminism (the belief that women should have equality with men); Protestantism; racism; and fascism and totalitarianism, two forms of government usually led by a dictator. Many “-isms” are ideologies.
1. Which ideologies are popular or prevalent in your society at the present?
2. Has it always been that way, or have they changed over time?
3. What ideologies were common in the past?
4. Ideologies define who we are. Do you agree? Do you identify yourself by ideology?
5. Ideologies are outdated and stupid. People should discard these labels. What do you think?
6. Pick your seven favorite or most controversial ideologies. Explain them. Are they “good”, “bad”, both, neither or it depends? Say why. Give real examples. Are they prevalent where you live? Are they relevant to your life?
- Ageism
- Agnosticism
- Anarchism
- Asceticism
- Atheism
- Authoritarianism
- Behaviorism
- Capitalism
- Centralism
- Chauvinism
- Class Consciousness
- Collectivism
- Communalism
- Communism
- Competition
- Conformity
- Conservatism
- Consumerism
- Cronyism
- (Social) Darwinism
- Democracy
- Despotism
- Eclecticism
- Egalitarianism
- Egoism
- Empiricism
- Environmentalism
- Ethnocentrism
- Extremism
- Fascism
- Favoritism
- Feminism
- Filial Piety
- Free Market
- Free Thinking
- Freedom
- Fundamentalism
- Gerontocracy
- Globalization
- Gluttony
- Hedonism
- Humanism
- Humanitarianism
- Imperialism
- Idealism
- Individualism
- Isolationism
- Jingoism
- Liberalism
- Materialism
- Moderate
- Nationalism
- Nativism
- Naturalism
- Nepotism
- New Age
- Oligarchy
- Orthodoxy
- Pacifism
- Patriotism
- Piety
- Pleasure Principle
- Protectionism
- Psychoanalysis
- Racism
- Radicalism
- Reactionary
- Sadism
- Skepticism
- Sexism
- Socialism
- Spiritualism
- Stoicism
- Terrorism
- Totalitarianism
- Traditionalism
- Universalism
- White supremacy
- Xenophobia
