SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: John Foxx, Laissez-Faire, Dominant Ideology
15 Mar 2016
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12:01 liberalism: human beings are perfected, human beings are equal, human beings are inquisitive and always want more. compete with eachother, achievement oriented. 12:01 socialism: perfectable, fundamentally equal but more substantial then liberalism, not competitive, but cooperative. 12:04 conservatism: the clan, the family and the nation. 12:09 conservatism: society is natural, been around forever, is organic. 12:09 liberalism: society is arti cial, made by human beings. 12:09 socialism: society is natural, organic and egalitarian. 12:12 liberalism: change is natural, does not fear or resist change, inevitable. What is the appropriate role of government in society. 12:15 conservatism: paternalist, looks down on society and wants to maintain order. 12:15 liberalism: role of the government is to promote either equality of right or equality of opportunity. 12:15 socialism: role of government is to produce a society that can come as close to equality of condition as possible. Ideological left: positive role to play in society.
