POLS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Liberal Socialism, Limited Government, Social Conservatism

• School: U of S
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 111
• Professor: Real Carrie

Document Summary

By the end of class you should be able to; Ideology is a set of beliefs and ideas about what is and should be. You might not think you are invested in ideology but we are. Political ideology = ideas and beliefs about government, society, economy and human nature. Everyone has the power to reason, that is why there are so many ideologies. Saskatchewan ideology; conservative (older people) and liberal (younger. Saskatchewan ideology; conservative (older people) and liberal (younger people) Individual freedom, little interference by government, rule of law. Neo; free global markets and anti government intervention. New right = 1970s, free market and limited government. Social conservatism = return to traditional or moral values. Traditional conservatism = respect for authority and limited democracy. Inequality caused by free market, justice achieved by reducing inequalities, bigger role of the state. Marxism = focused on production of goods, dominant class abuses larger working class.