An ideology is a set of ides that constitute one's goals, expectations, and actions. An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things. It a set of social values, ideas, beliefs, feelings and representations by which people collectively make sense of the world they live in. It is a naturalised, common-sense, taken for granted world-view.
The main purpose behind ideology is to offer either change in society or adherence to a set of ideals where conformity already exists through a normative thought process.
There are two philosophical of the relation between ideas and the world. They are idealism and materialism.
Idealism understands objects and concepts in the real world as derived from ideal forms and ideas. Thus, for idealism, ideas precede reality. Reality is universal, unchanging and unchangeable.
" Societies are divided into conflicting and unequal classes; the socially powerful and the powerless. Ideology blinds us to the unequal distribution of power in society. "
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