POLS 120 Lecture 7: Ideologies

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Ideology can be thought of as a set of ideas that relate to the social and political world. It is a story or narrative about how the political world works presently, what is wrong with is, and how it out to work. It also usually contains some general guidelines for action (cid:894)i. e. (cid:862)(cid:449)hat is to (cid:271)e do(cid:374)e(cid:863)(cid:895) Ideologies (in the sense used here) are produced by elites. Some center on the work of a single thinker or political leader (ex. February 14, 2018: social learning theories, things go together because they are learned together in specific social environments. The(cid:374) you must want a ban on assault weapons. Congratulations, you are also anti-a(cid:271)o(cid:396)tio(cid:374). (cid:863) (cid:894)jo(cid:374) te(cid:449)a(cid:396)t, the dail(cid:455) Nonetheless, they suggest that partisanship could play an important role: ex. Global warming and vaccine safety are two complex, technical issues on which most people lack the scientific knowledge to reach a reasoned opi(cid:374)io(cid:374).

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