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An ideology is a collection of ideas. The word ideology was coined by Count Destutt de Tracy in the late 18th century to define a "science of ideas." An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things (compare Weltanschauung), as in common sense (see Ideology in everyday society) and several philosophical tendencies (see Political ideologies), or a set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of a society to all members of this society (the Marxist definition of ideology - see [

Political ideologies

In social studies, a political ideology is a certain ethical, set of ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class, or large group that explain how society should work, and offer some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order. A political ideology largely concerns itself with how to allocate power and to what ends it should be used. It can be a construct of political thought, often defining political parties and their policy. The popularity of an ideology is in part due to the influence of moral entrepreneurs, who sometimes act in their own interests.

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Social studies - Political ideology - Ethical - Ideals - Doctrine - Myth - Symbol - Social movement - Institution - Class - Power - Political parties

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Studies of the concept of ideology itself (rather than specific ideologies) have been carried out under the name of systematic ideology.

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List of political ideologies

There are many proposed methods for the classification of political ideologies. See the political spectrum article for a more in-depth discussion of these different methods (each of whom generates a specific political spectrum).

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The following list attempts to divide ideologies into a number of groups; each group contains ideologies that have a certain theme or idea in common. Note that one ideology can belong to several groups, and there is sometimes considerable overlap between related ideologies.

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Ideologies emphasizing ethnicity or nationality

Ideologies emphasizing class struggle

Ideologies emphasizing the individual

Ideologies and social-systems emphazing the collectivity

Ideologies emphasizing territory

Ideologies based on religion

Conservatism

Other ideologies

◄ Ideology: Ideology in everyday society
Ideology: Epistemological ideologies ►

~ Table of Content ~

►Introduction
►Ideology in everyday society
►Political ideologies
►Epistemological ideologies
►History of the concept of ideology
►Ideology as an instrument of social reproduction
►Feminism as critique of ideology

 

 

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