Tag: ideology
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John Berger
John Berger was a marxist cultural thinker who argued that art reflects ruling class ideology.
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The ideology of Individualised Coronavirus Coping Strategies
Lockdown coping strategies have suddenly become a major theme in the mainstream media. Both ITV and Channel Four have rushed out new daily lunchtime shows which focus solely on how to cope with lockdown. The Steph Show on Channel 4 is the most overt example of this. Presented by Steph McGovern the show aims to…
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The Neo-Marxist Perspective on The Media
Neo Marxists argue that cultural hegemony explains why we have a limited media agenda. Journalists have more freedom than traditional Marxists suggest, and the media agenda is not directly controlled by owners. However, journalists share the world view of the owners and use gatekeeping and agenda setting to keep items which are harmful to elites…
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The Marxist Instrumentalist Theory of Media
Instrumentalists argue that owners control media content and use the media to control passive audiences.
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Is Science Ideological?
If sociologists refer to something as being ‘ideological’, they typically mean that it supports powerful groups in society, effectively keeping the existing ruling class, or elites, in power. Scientists generally claim that the process of conducting scientific research and constructing scientific knowledge is value-free, and thus ‘non-ideological’. In simple terms, they claim their research reveals…
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Is religion ideological?
If sociologists refer to religion as being ‘ideological’, they typically mean the beliefs and practices of that religion support powerful groups in society, effectively keeping the existing ruling class, or elites, in power. The idea that religion is ideological is usually associated with Marxist and Radical Feminist Perspectives. This sub-topic overlaps with ‘religion as a…
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Mary Daly’s Perspective on Religion
Feminist Mary Daly argued that Christianity was a set of patriarchal myths. She was heavily inspired by Simon de Beavoir. Mary Daly theorised that women were part of a ‘planetary sexual caste system’ which was patriarchal and exploitative of women. She saw this religious patriarchy as being maintained in a number of ways: The early Catholic…
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Applying material from item C analyse two ways in which the nuclear family might perform ideological functions (10)
A 10 mark ‘analyse with item’ practice question and answer for the AQA’s A-level paper 2: families and households section
