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Ideology and Identity: An Example of Ideology-In-Action, 2002.
This paper explicates the intricate relationship that ideology has with identity, presenting an example.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 97.95
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Ideology is both a belief and a practice. How we identify ourselves in society is intimately related to dominant ideologies. This paper will define "ideology" and it's necessary associate term, "hegemony." An outline of an example for making an argument about the relations between the ideology (the State) and identity in society will be addressed. A brief discussion of the impacts such State-based ideological practices have on social identities will be looked at.
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Chinese Ideology, 2005.
This paper discusses the ideology of China in transition.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper presents the question of what ideology will best suit China's leaders and citizens in a system in transition that will facilitate China's development in a stable manner. The paper explains that this is a complex question given that the ideology that may best suit China's leaders is not necessarily the same as the one that will best suit its people. This essay thus attempts to answer the question by describing what would be the best ideology for China for the immediate future and the probable ideology given China's current history.
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My Ideology, 2008.
Looks at the author's own ideology called conservative liberal or a liberal conservative.
1,910 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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In this paper, the author relates that he adheres to the ideology of conservative liberalism to the exclusion of socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism or Nazism. The author further relates his belief that this ideology combines the openness and willingness to experiment of liberalism and the caution of classical conservatism. In addition, the author explains that he bases this selection on his view of human nature. The author then concludes that, almost by elimination, he chooses liberalism, thus favoring a government in which the will of the government can be expressed through change.
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"This concept of liberty helps to shape the corresponding concept of security. The security that the state must offer is twofold. First, it must protect the whole of society from external invasion. We have managed to do this successfully in the repulse of the attack of the Plu-Turns, and we must retain a government of sufficient strength and foresight to repel any future invasion. At the same time, the government must secure the individuals in our society from internal oppression. In our recovery, we will undoubtedly go through periods of severe economic dislocation."
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Marriage Ideology, 2007.
An analysis of 19th century marriage ideology, as seen in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary."
2,273 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses the drama of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Gustave Flaubert's "Madame Bovary." The paper views the two works in tandem in order to paint a more complete picture of the failures inherent in 19th century marriage ideology. The paper suggests that, viewed individually, the works do not provide as clear a picture of this ideology.
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"Unlike Torvald, Charles approves of and facilitates his wife's indulgences because he derives pleasure from them and lacks Torvald's frugal and controlling character. Yet the division between the worlds of men and women in Madame Bovary still lays the grounds for an unhappy and uncommunicative marriage, just as it does in "A Doll's House." Because of Charles' lack of understanding of what such frivolities mean to Emma--they symbolize her longing for a romantic, sensual life that will take her away from him--a rift between husband and wife is created that is just as profound and damaging as Torvald's incomprehension of how his isolation of Nora from the real world will divide the two of them."
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The Ideology of Familialism, 2006.
A look at the forces and institutions that have helped shape the ideology of familialism in Canadian society.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This essay explores how the ideology of familialism in Canada has been reinforced by institutions outside of the families themselves. In particular, the paper focuses on the role of the mass media as an agent of socialization in this process. The paper argues this ideology of familialism has fostered a model of the family that reinforces patriarchal power and is discriminatory towards "deviant" concepts of the family as in cases of single-parent families and families of colour.
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"The concept of family is a site of social conflict in North American in the 21st century, with a range of social actors, institutions and ideologies attempting to revise or reinforce how the family is conceptualized with North American culture. From the perspective of Canada, this is a particularly complex issue as domestic debate with regard to the family (e.g., the issue of gay marriage) is defined not only by Canadians but also by the representation of the family in the American dominated mass media. Within this context, this essay will explore how the ideology of familialism has been reinforced by institutions outside of the families themselves."
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Marx and German Ideology, 2006.
This paper offers a book review of "The German Ideology."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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The paper contends that Karl Marx was one of the most innovative and original thinkers who has ever lived and that it certainly shows in this book. The paper describes how Marx sets out to critique German ideology and along with this, German thinkers. The paper depicts how Marx castigates German ideology most severely, essentially accusing it of being divorced from reality.
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"Karl Marx was one of the most innovative and original thinkers who has ever lived and it certainly shows in this book. Marx sets out to critique German ideology and along with this, German thinkers. He castigates German ideology most severely, essentially accusing it of being divorced from reality. In the course of this critique, he puts forward his own, materialist philosophy of the world. He contrasts his own ideas (which he assumes are entirely correct) with the German ideas (which he assumes are entirely erroneous)."
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Ideology in the Discussion of Politics, 2002.
Explores the importance of ideology to the discussion of politics.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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The paradox of the concept "ideology" is that it is, at one and the same time, both valueless as a descriptive term and of essential importance to any discussion of politics. This essay will explore this paradoxical aspect of the concept of "ideology" in order to illustrate how the concept functions in political and cultural analysis in a modern context.
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The Natural Selection of Southern Ideology, 2004.
An analysis of ideological and economic factors in the failure of the Confederacy.
5,785 words (approx. 23.1 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 139.95
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This paper integrates several Civil War topics, including the power dynamics of oligarchies in the antebellum South, the authorship and diffusion of pro-slavery ideology, the development and implications of the plantation slavery economy, and an analysis of different explanations for the collapse of the Confederacy, into the thesis that the South's lack of pragmatism and adaptability brought about its defeat. The writer dissects the discourse of James Henry Hammond and John C. Calhoun and presents pro-slavery ideology as a fundamentally conservative reaction to early capitalism that diffused from a planter elite to the Southern masses through the conflation of the Southern identity with the institution of slavery. The industrial and technological stagnation, aristocratic trends, and dependent nature of the Southern economy are weighed as cogent factors in the failure of Confederate resources. The writer explains, using cognitive dissonance theory, how the conflicting elements of Confederate nationalism, such as scriptural fundamentalism, states' rights theory, and pro-slavery discourse, failed to successfully coexist with the reality of slavery and led to problems with strategy, conscription, enlistment, and solidarity.
Paper Outline
I. Introduction
II. Reactionary, Principled Ideology
III. Socioeconomic Maladjustment
IV. Confederate Defeat by Tradition and Ideology
V. Conclusion
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"James Henry Hammond, editor of The Southern Times, defended the right to property through scriptural fundamentalism and carried slavery above human criticism by declaring it a biblically sanctioned institution. In order to justify chattel slavery?s presuppositions of vindicated human property, proslavery ideology needed to incorporate the priority of slaveholders? right to property over slaves? right to liberty. Hammond provided this by asserting that man?s right to ?property in man? had been ?consecrated? by the Bible. Suggesting a similitude between abolitionism and anti-property radicalism, as did many reactionary Southerners, Hammond anticipated that, after defeating slavery, the property-threatening ideology of antislavery would challenge the capital of the North."
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The Bush Administration's Ideology, 2006.
This paper analyzes various aspects of President Bush's administration in order to assess and determine whether or not it can be fully encompassed as belonging to the conservative ideology.
733 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper details the basic characteristics and ideologies of conservatism, according to views and opinions of theoreticians. From an economical perspective, conservatism pledges for a minimal implication of the state in national economic process or towards income equality. The writer of this paper contends and explains why President Bush's administration basically follows a conservative ideology. One example would be the military privatization policies, that are aimed at increasing the strength of the military arsenal through private investments, while at the same time increasing the power of certain lobby groups and major supporters of the administration. On the flip-side, this paper discusses various policies of the Bush administration that are viewed as liberal and non-conservative, such as: The Medicare Modernization Act, Social Security Reform and the No Child Left Behind Program, which do not have the individualistic characteristics one would expect from a neoconservative government. This paper also delves into the impact of the Patriot Act, which seems to be endangering some of the fundamental liberties of the American individual.
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"It seems thoroughly strange to note, however, that many of the Bush policies could rather be classified as liberal or, at least, as not belonging to the conservative ideology. For once, the large federal spending, especially during the first term, is a classic measure that liberal governments use to stimulate growth and production. As a measure of governmental spending, it is by all cases an implication of the state in the economic processes, something which, as we have seen, is certainly not conservative. In turn, large governmental spending levels increase budgetary deficit, as was the case during Bush's first term. On the other hand, some social policies, including here the Medicare Modernization Act and the Social Security Reform, but also the No Child Left Behind program, certainly do not have the individualistic characteristics we would expect from a neoconservative government."
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Ideology, 2002.
Examines the pervasive and subtle influence of ideology.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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Initially the manner in which ideological assumptions permeate society is briefly explored. Then the pervasiveness and influence of ideology is explored with specific reference to the liberal democratic state and the Marxist criticism of it. 5 pgs.
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Identity and Ideology, 2001.
A discussion of the significance of ideology in the construction of identity.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper defines and explains ideology in reference to identity and uses examples to shows how attitudes, values and beliefs influence personalities, appearances and the way we behave both intra-personally and interpersonally. It examines how our belief systems are shaped and controlled by the world around us, especially the mass media, which in turn affects the way we view ourselves and others creating our sense of identity.
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"It is saying that there are many different ideologies, and that everyone obviously believes that theirs is the correct one ? so they are all competing for recognition. This is not just true in obvious subjects such as religion or politics, but in things we see every day. The language we see in day-to-day life could be interpreted not as being neutral, but as containing subtle (or not-so-subtle) ideology. For example, a mother catching her ten year-old child smoking may say something like; ?You mustn?t smoke, smoking is bad!? The underlying meaning would be; ?I disapprove of your action because it contradicts my ideology on how a child should behave?. "
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Susan Bordo's "The Ideology of Hunger", 2004.
A discussion of the theme of Susan Bordo's book, "The Ideology of Hunger".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses Susan Bordo's book, "The Ideology of Hunger" about the female relationship to food. As examples of the theme of the book, the paper cites advertisements from the magazine "Gourmet", and looks at how the ads reflect the duality of women and men, with women as preparers of food and men as the primary consumers of food.
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Ideology and Value Change in Contemporary China, 2008.
A paper describing the ideology and development in the People's Republic of China
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This paper refers to the rather negative predictions of Maurice Meisner (1999) and Minxin Pei (2006) concerning early 21st century development in the People's Republic of China (PRC) to reflect the actual results of a high-growth capitalism pursued by a still repressive state socialist regime. The author concludes with the statement that both Meisner and Pei seem justified in their discouraging assessments of the future.
Outline:
Introduction
Maurice Meisner on Social Values
Minxin Pei on Corruption
Consumerism and Decadence
Chinese Ideology, Social Values and Poverty
Wanderers and Vagabonds
Concluding Discussion
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"When discussing capitalism, socialism and democracy, Meisner points out that the great majority of Chinese have benefited from post-Reform capitalism in better incomes, housing and spending power but this has been done at a price of terrific environmental destruction, bureaucratic corruption and indeed, peasant riots that occurred in different parts of the PRC through the 1990s. (Mao's China 532-533) There has been a rise in everyday crime including organized crime that has increased in both urban and rural areas. In 1997, the PRC executed 3000 convicts, more than the rest of the world's executions combined. (Mao's China 533) In the 1950s, the regime had worked to eradicate drug addiction and trafficking, prostitution, gambling and the activities of organized crime. Daniel Lynch commented on what he calls 'thought work' on the part of the CCP in 1980s campaigns against 'spiritual pollution' and a 1987 campaign against 'bourgeois liberalization', later crackdowns on book marketing, anti-pornography drives, and all towards a summary given by Lynch that in the 1990s this sort of effort had largely failed. (1999) Like Meisner and Pei Lynch rather expected a rise in the resentment of the dispossessed that might begin using Internet media to organize protest activities. (1999)"
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China's Ideology, 2005.
The paper discusses the ideology and social movements in China, focusing on nationalism.
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The paper explains that it is doubtful, given China's history of the past centuries as well as its more recent history under communism since 1949, that nationalism can form the basis of a new, legitimizing ideology. The paper describes Nationalism as a European concept that evolved over centuries with the appearance of the nation-state in Europe. The paper clarifies that nationalism is not simply patriotism, or a sense of shared cultural or linguistic identities. Rather, it is a complex array of responses to the nation-state and to a community of collective memory that a people take pride in and which they feel distinguishes them from others.
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"The German Ideology", 2008.
This paper explains how Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' "The German Ideology" lays the philosophical foundations of Marxism.
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The paper discusses how "The German Ideology" serves as the groundwork for Marxist thought and outlines the basic principles of communist theory. The paper explains how, using the philosophy of history, Marx creates a school of thought through empirical evidence, quantifying class separation and the evolution of private property. The paper also discusses how Marx answers the problem of inequality and calls for the oppressed to take action against those who are in control.
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"The German Ideology is the most cherished by many Marx critics and supporters as it lays the groundwork for the concept of materialist method. The challenge of creating such a method is conceived against the background of the then current state of the German government and its philosophers. In direct opposition to Hegelian's, Marx and Engels propose that the philosophy of history is not just a set of ideas to be championed; the philosophy of history demonstrates the development of the social communities, the derivation of property and the human need to own property; and the eventual desire by the underprivileged to seek alternative methods of changing the social construct of their communities. The German Ideology, using Feuerbach's conceptions of idealism and materialism as an analytic tool, lays the groundwork for the basic philosophical foundations for Marxism."
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