SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dominant Ideology, Meritocracy, Structural Functionalism
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Module 8: the social construction of ideas and. A body of assumptions, ideas, and values that together provide a worldview. The dominant ideology is the worldview that reflects the interests of the elite and powerful in society. Dominant ideology attempts to make sense of everything about our society that reflects the particular economic, social and political organization. These ideologies reinforce order and stability in the interests of the powerful. Economic power of the elite allows the worldview to have dominance. Provides legitimacy to the economic system of capitalism. Values that prioritize profit maximization and wealth accumulation. Liberal ideology upholds wealth accumulation for the elite above the collective good of all people. Equality - refers to the idea that everyone in society has equal access to resources. Everyone is born equal; how far one gets in life has to do with how hard one works. Meritocracy - wealth and success are something that one earns through hard work.
