Undrestanding Ideology

definitions of th keywords in Political ideology

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  • Created on: 21-09-12 10:37
Define the term Liberalism?
is a broad political ideology or worldview founded on the ideas of liberty and equality
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Define the term Neoliberalism?
refers to a revival of ecenomic liberalism that has taken place since the 1970s
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What is meant by the term Keynesianism?
A theory or a policy of economic management associated with regulating aggregate demand to achieve full employment
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Define the term Laissez-faire?
The doctrine that economic activity should be entirely free from government interference an extreme belief in the free market
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What is meant by the term natural right?
God-given rights that are fundamental to human beings and are therefore inalienable
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what is the definition of the term Conservative?
endorse liberal- democratic rule but with qualifications about the need to protect property and traditional institutions from the untutored will of 'the many'
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Dfine the term negative freedom?
The absence of external restrictions or censtraints on the individual allowing freedom of choice
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Dfine the term positive freedom?
self-mastery or self-realization, the achievement of autonomy and the development of human capacities
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what is rationalism?
Rationalism is the belief that the world has a rational structure and this can be disclosed through the exercise of human reason and critical enquiry
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what is paternalism?
authority exercised from above for the guidance and support of those below , modelled on the relationship between fathers and children
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what is equality?
the principle that human beings are of identical worth or are entitled to be treated in the same way
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