Ideology Though often employed as a catchall term in contemporary usage, including some philosophers' usage, ideology has a clearly identifiable historical origin and since its invention has borne some clear though disparate meanings (as well...

The term ‘ideology’ has a history going back to the late eighteenth century. In politics and *sociology it has been used in a great variety of meanings, but as far as anthropology is concerned only two senses of the term are important. The...

Ideology is a difficult, but frequently-used, concept in the social sciences, and one that has endless submeanings in both academic and everyday discussion. The simplest definition is probably given by a translation of the German word Weltanschauung,...

Form of social or political philosophy in which practical elements are as prominent as theoretical ones. The term was coined in 1796 by the French writer Antoine-Louis-Claude, Comte Destutt de Tracy (b. 1754—d. 1836), as a label for his...

Some writers have spoken of different ideologies within the teacher profession; others have concentrated on the influence of ideology on education. An ideology is generally taken to mean a more or less coherent set of values. Since education is...

1. A world-view or system of meaning accepted by a social group. 2. An individual’s belief system. 3. It is also used in a derogatory manner to refer to a system of belief that is not acceptable to the person employing the term. See also...

An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. The word ideology was coined by Count Antoine Destutt de Tracy in the late 18th century to define a "science of ideas." An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at...