ideologies

Question 1

what are key beliefs of conservatism

Answer 1

pragmraditionatism
paternalism
negative view of human nature (apart form Rand and Nozik)
organic society
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Question 2

what is pragmatism

Answer 2

• the idea of gradual change
• Empirialism, evolution over time rather than radical change

Question 3

what is paternalism

Answer 3

• after the French Revolution, Burke realised conservatism needs to be paternalistic
• have a duty of care to those worse off, in return there will be no revolution of the working class

‘evolution not revolution’

Question 4

what is the idea of negative view of human nature

Answer 4

• humans do not have the capacity to make decisions for themselves

Question 5

what is the idea of tradition

Answer 5

• one nation and traditional conservatives beleive in the idea of preservin tradition
• historically this would have meant religion as well
• Edmund Burke - ‘each generation has a duty to respect tradition’

Question 6

what is the idea of the organic society

Answer 6

• society is like a living organism
• with different parts all functioning together for society to run smoothly

Question 7

who are the 5 key thinkers of conservatism

Answer 7

• Thomas Hobbs
  -Edmund Burke
  -Miicheal Oakshott
  -Ayn Rand
  Robert Nozik

Question 8

Thomas Hobbs

Answer 8

• traditional conservative

Leviathan

Question 9

Edmund Burke

Answer 9

• one Nation conservatism
• ‘Reflections on the French Revolution’

Question 10

Micheal Oakshott

Answer 10

• mic between One Nation and Traditional
• ‘on Being Conservative’

Question 11

Ayn Rand

Answer 11

extreme neo liberal

• belief in the individual and the choice of the individual
  disagree with negative view of human nature

Question 12

what are the key ideas of socialism

Answer 12

• collectivism - state control
• equality
• co. on humanity
• common ownershi[p
• social class

Question 13

what is the idea of collectivism

Answer 13

• people achieve more when they work together rather than as the individual
• with this comes the idea of a strong centralised state with a planned out economy

Question 14

what is th socialism idea of equality

Answer 14

• social equality ensures fairness
  revolutionary socialists and democratic socialists believe in equality of outcome
• whereas social democrats and third way believe in equality of opportunity

Question 15

common ownership

Answer 15

some sociologists believe in the idea of common ownership such s revolutionary socialists, th eidea that there is no ownership of the individual everything is state owned and therefore commonly owned

Question 16

what is commonhumaniy

Answer 16

• positive view of human nature
• humans want to work together co-operativly

Question 17

what is the idea behind social class

Answer 17

• capitalism oppresses people
• divides society into the ‘haves and have not’

Question 18

who are the Key thinkers of socialism

Answer 18

• Marx
• Beatrice Webb
• Rosa Luxembourg
• Anthony Crossland
• giddens

Question 19

Karl Marx

Answer 19

• Das Capital’ and ‘the communist manifesto’

revolutionary socialism

revolution of the proletariat

Question 20

Beatrice Webb

Answer 20

• ‘A Socialist constitution for the commonwealth of Great Britain’
• democratic socialism
• disagreed with the revolution of the proletariat

Question 21

Rosa Luxembourg

Answer 21

• m’social reform of Revolution’

Question 22

Anthony Crossland

Answer 22

• ‘the future of socialism’
• • social democrat

Question 23

Anthony Giddens

Answer 23

• ‘The third Way: the removal of social democracy’
• the third Way
• social democracy with the acceptance of the free market