Chapter 1

• Collectivism is found on the left side. Individualism is found on the right side.
• Identity is who or what one is. A sense of personal continuity and understanding of oneself as unique from others.
• Identity is influenced by past, culture, language, geographic location and worldview.
• Collective Identity is an identity you share with other people as a member of a larger social group.
• Beliefs and Values are important aspects of identity. Come from experiences and other influences.
• Factors that influence beliefs and values are Media, Relationship to land, Culture, Language, Ideology, Gender and Religion.
• Themes and Characteristics of Ideology are Rituals, Sacred Documents and Heros
• Human Nature: Beliefs about human nature are fundamental to any ideology
• Human Nature - whether people are essentially good or bad
• Structures of society: Social structures bind us together as a society help the society to function in an orderly fashion.
• Social structures reflect the beliefs and values of that society.
• Interpretations of History: Countries have ideological interpretations of their histories that affect the identities of their citizens.
• Visions of the Future is the conceptions of what the world should be like in the future helps to guide the actions of people who embrace ideology
• 3 Characteristics of Ideology: Human Nature, Structure of Society and Interpretations of History.
• Typical themes or concern to ideology include nation, class, race, environmental and relationship to land, gender and religion.
• 3 Basic Economic Questions:

  1. What should be made (goods and services)

  2. How should they be produced

  3. Who should receive goods and services