Chapter 1

Cards (16)

  • 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