Ideology

• Ideology: worldview/belief system 

  1. Distorted/false/mistaken ideas or a partial, one sided or biased view of reality 
  2. Ideas that conceal the interests of a particular group or that legitimate their privileges 
  3. Ideas that prevent change by misleading people about their reality of the situation they are in or about their own interests or position
  4. Self-sustaining belief system that is irrational and closed to criticism 
  5. Usually associated with conflict theories