ideology Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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ideology
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a set of ideas that are usually based on seeing the interests of a particular group of people
2
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two types of ideology
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conflict and consensus
3
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functionalists
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society benefits the individual and the wider group
4
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marxists
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challenge capitalist ideology
5
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feminists
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conflict in society is based on gender
6
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characteristics of ideology
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- can be affirmative or critical (agree or challenge society)
- focus on the interests of one group
- lack a belief in the supernatural
- do not claim to be objective
7
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substantive function of religion
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focus on the content like god
8
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functional definition of religion
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focuses on what religion does for people
9
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social constructionist function of religion
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focus on what religion means to the individual
10
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characteristics of religion
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- belief in the supernatural
- doesn’t require empirical evidence
- claims a monopoly of truth
- a body of unchanging truths, such as Mohammed being Allah’s prophet
