MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Reductionism, Stereotype, Cultural Capital
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Ideology - the sets of beliefs underlying the customs, habits, and practices common to a given culture. To members of that culture, the beliefs seem obviously true, natural, and universally applicable. They may seem just as obviously arbitrary, idiosyncratic, and false to those who adhere to another ideology. Within any culture (and within any person), numerous ideologies coexist; some are marginalized, others are hegemonic (i. e. dominant and the cultural norm). Ideologies may be forcefully imposed or willingly subscribed to. Their component beliefs may be held consciously or unconsciously. All of us have ideas, no matter how crazy, we stay true to what we believe. Refused / confused how to treat difference. Ideology: what does it do: it limits the range of acceptable and even conceivable ideas, it normalizes (e. g. , naturalizes) particular sets of social relations, it privileges some interests over others, it interpellates individuals into subjects. Absorbing / interpellating others cultures; losing individuality.
