Summary Of Chapter Six Of The Theory Toolbox

While taking the course Contemporary Public Issues, I have gained a vast amount of knowledge on the subject of political ideologies and have seen the different ideologies explained, criticized, and commended from several diverse viewpoints as I participated in the class discussions and read the selected course readings. These readings and class discussions have greatly influenced my ideological preferences. After evaluating the assigned course readings and reflecting on the class discussions that were held, I have come to the conclusion that I possess both liberal and conservative ideological preferences including: government action should take place to ensure equal opportunity, change should happen slowly over time, and religion should be a private issue. Although I possess both liberal and conservative ideological preferences, I feel that I lean more towards liberal tendencies when it comes to

Political ideologies

Our survey consisted of 30 different questions, which were created to gauge many different factors in how freshmen chose their roommates. The questions that were asked on the survey included demographic questions, such as age and gender. The class standing of the responder determined which questions they were going to answer on the survey. If the participants were freshmen they answered a series of questions that allowed us to gather data on how they met their roommate, as well their current relationship with their roommate.

Wallace begins his commencement by explaining the liberal arts cliché, which states liberal arts is only teaching you how to think rather than “filling you up with knowledge” (Wallace 1). To proceed in his explanation Wallace provides an example of how stubborn and individual can be towards a particular idea; whether it is an idea, belief, or personal value. In addition to this, he elaborates on his example and articulates that you can’t say someone else’s belief is wrong just because, ultimately, you believe yours is correct.

My Reaction Review to One of the Working Questions in Chapter Nine by Victoria Allen In Chapter Nine of the Theory Toolbox, authors Jerry Nealon and Susan Searls Giroux explore the concept of “posts” and its connection to familiar terms, including “postmodernism.” They also discuss “modernism.” Both terms offer a lens to reflect on societal implications. My review will focus on understanding and conceptualizing postmodernism and modernism and their relevance to the transformative year 1945. The working question on page one-hundred and forty-four asks, “Given this definition, why would the date 1945 be crucial?

With a large college organization it is important to always incorporate new things and provide many opportunities for involvement, that is why ideology is also very important with the power in my organization. Ideology and power go hand in hand; power can be seen as persuading people by threat while ideology helps shape peoples ideas and help them understand “what exists, what is good and what is possible (Therborn, 1980)” (Mumby,

College students are typically introduced to new, and often time radical ideas, that are very different from the ones that they are shown in home.

“A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense” (Lukianoff and Haidt 44). Some colleges shelter their students from words and ideas that students do not like or are offensive to them. However, unless colleges want to affect their education and mental health, colleges need to refrain from cocooning the students and support students to speak and hear different viewpoints freely. Most people speak their minds, saying their views; however, some people are oversensitive and take these viewpoints offensively. In the article “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt successfully persuade their audience

Students should be encouraged to voice their individual feelings and views on worldly issues, instead of being shunned and threatened for doing so. The purpose of a liberal education is to not only to educate individuals but also to introduce them to the different cultures and beliefs of the students they sit beside during class. Exposure to the views of others allows students to expand their own knowledge on current issues, individual rights, cultural differences, and more. An important part of one’s education is to grow spiritually, individually, and culturally, as well as intellectually. One must note that the experiences

In the text, From Ideologies to Public Philosophies, Schumaker warns “seeking to name your ideology may encourage us to regard our political ideas as somehow fixed” (pg. 24). When analyzing Schumaker’s words the message, context, and implications of Michael Oakeshott’s quote, from “On Being Conservative,” become increasingly interesting.

The two most popular political affiliations chosen by the respondents were Democratic and Republican at 37.32% and 23.69%, respectively. Considering the University is known to be liberal, having an almost equal number of Democrats and Republicans is surprising. Also surprising is that 67.73% of those surveyed identified as Christian; the second most popular choice was “Prefer not to say” at only 10.08%. Only 6.76% identified as Atheists and slightly over 5% considered themselves to be Agnostic. Considering these statistics and the fact that most students at the University believe in both reproductive and gay rights, along with the common knowledge that ideological and religious institutions often have their own sets of beliefs and viewpoints that many of their followers adhere to, it is hard to determine their influences on respondents’ views on social issues unless analyzed in the lenses of political affiliation and

Ideology is widely used to describe the underlying set of values, ideas, beliefs, and doctrine that shape the behavior approach to political, economic, social, culture, and or ecological activates of an individual or organization. The organization is mainly viewed through political party, government, multinational corporations, and community or activist group. Throughout this election, the ideology was seen as a functional way for the voters to support one another and their candidate. Unfortunately, often enough the shared ideology has a dysfunctional basis and outcome in both individual and socially with violent consequences that America has seen during the election. Frequently, a shared ideology is a functional way for like-minded people

According to Freudian theory Myra must have experienced neurotic anxiety in the presence of her husband’s “authority” as she previously must have experienced unconscious feelings of destruction against her parents because of fear of punishment. This leads her to exaggerate her cleanings and frequently portray herself as a martyr who does so much for others and asks so little for herself, when in reality she usually over sees the cleaning and tells others what to do, and has her husband or children help her. This same neurotic anxiety makes her aggressive towards her neighbor. Once grass went flying into her garden from her neighbor’s while mowing and as a result Myra threw a fit and did not talk to the

     When this class initially began I was sure, without a doubt I was a conservative. As the semester progressed I discovered the reasons I was considered conservative. The town a person grows up in, financial status, social class, age, gender and the race of the individual have a strong influence on a individuals

How different we are! We deal with different people. These people can be our neighbors, class fellows, our friends or they can be our roommates. If I speak about my roommates, first I will categorize them into different groups. However roommates include people or students who come from different places, provinces or even from different countries so in this case they are categorized into various divisions. Generally in my point of view, roommates are classified into three diverse sorts in terms of their behavior, ethic or morality, merit and as bellow;