two theses on ideology: "Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence" and "Ideology has a material existence". The first thesis tenders the familiar Marxist contention that ideologies have the function of masking the exploitative arrangements on which class societies are based. The second thesis posits that ideology does not exist in the form of "ideas" or conscious "representations" in the "minds" of individuals. Rather‚ ideology consists of
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Legally blonde and the ideologies involved. Legally blonde is a film about Elle Woods a blonde sorority queen who is dumped by her boyfriend‚ she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and‚ once there‚ learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined and is thrown into solving a case in which she will make lots of friends and maybe even some enemies. The first thing I notice is that a common ideology used throughout the film is stereotypical ideology the main way this is used
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The Social Efficiency Ideology has the purpose of creating individuals that are ready to live an independent life. People supporting this ideology believe that education is a process that should prepare individuals to appropriately function in the community. This ideology sees schooling as the main tool to help develop mature adults that are ready to have a career and can be productive members of society. School is the place where children come to learn the skills and procedures they will need to
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Along with social media showing all positive things that athletes involve themselves in‚ there is also the impact it has on gender ideology. Gender ideology is a term that refers to the interrelated ideas and beliefs that are commonly used to define masculinity and femininity in a culture. There are three dominant gender ideologies‚ but one of the common ideologies that is often scrutinized is the belief that men are physically stronger and more rational than women‚ therefore‚ men are more naturally
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Throughout this piece‚ race and racial ideology will be defined and discussed. The understanding of the terms will contribute meaning of what it really is and how it effects others. What is Race and Racial Ideology? We can all look around us and distinguish the differences of one another‚ but why make that a problem? Why do we utilize race to provide clues about who a person is? The purpose of this paper is to discover the understandings of race and racial ideology. Race is a term that is believed
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I believe that color-blind ideology is a complete failure‚ Whites who pick up on swag and music do not necessarily want to be black; but they seem to foster the image of swag connected with being Hip or cool. Time after time‚ we see Whites denying their white race because they feel that being White is pessimistic. Despite‚ their connection to colorblind ideology‚ which leads them down the inquisitive way of participating in hip-hop to show the triviality of race in their own lives. Moreover‚ the
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Ideology In Desperate Housewives Every day‚ the public is unknowingly exposed to countless ideological messages. They come from all around‚ but the media remains ideology’s primary agent. In places such as magazines‚ commercials‚ billboards‚ movies and television shows‚ one can find evidence of ideological messages. According to theologist Louis Althusser‚ ideology places individuals into a certain position in society by a process called interpellation‚ where a specific subject (or group of people)
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stay as it was in 1948‚ as many individual nations‚ and somewhere in the future we would drive cars through the air and live on the moon. Others feared that communism‚ totalitarianism‚ and socialism would spread throughout the world‚ and that everyone would suffer under these undesirable economic and political structures. It was on this basis that Nineteen Eighty-Four was written. George Orwell’s idea of a totalitarian society is frighteningly realistic‚ and could easily have been construed as a
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effect on society‚ especially societies with multiple ethnicities. The racial ideologies of these regions can be seen through the treatment of native peoples and the treatment of slaves. However‚ because of the strong influence of differing European nations‚and their differing standards‚ contrasting societal effects can be seen. When the Europeans discovered and settled the “New World” and Latin America their ideology of European dominance and superiority had a direct effect on the natives of these
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The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes in how goods were produced and consumed‚ but it also brought about social and political changes. Some were positive‚ such as machines relieving much of the toil previously placed on worker’s muscles. But there were also negative changes. As workers moved to cities to work in factories‚ and progress in medical and sanitation practices improved‚ urban crowding became a huge issue. Additionally‚ where industry was taking over production in markets
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