POLS 1400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nonviolence, Fetus, Majority Rule

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1400
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

Political ideology other than liberalism and conservatism. Political culture is a subjective term with a variety of explanations and interpretations. There are a variety of ways people distinguish themselves both culturally and politically so political culture can be referred to as the sum total of the politically relevant values, beliefs, attitudes, identities and orientation in society. A political ideology is a certain ethical set of ideals of a social movement or group that explain how society should work, they offer a political and cultural blueprint for social order. Common political ideologies include; socialism, liberalism, conservatism and communism. In socialism the means of production and distribution is controlled by the government. This ideology emphasizes collectivism meaning that humans are social by nature and that there should be public ownership, each citizen should have the same level of prosperity and that the government should control the economy. This ideology was popular during the keynesian period.