2.2 Terms and Ideas

Should ideology be the foundation of identity?



Big Ideas:

  • Appreciate various perspectives regarding identity and ideology.
  • Examine individualism as a key value of ideology.
  • Examine collectivism as a foundation of ideology.
  • Examine the relationship between individualism and common good in contemporary societies.
  • Analyze the extent to which personal identity should be shaped by ideologies.

Following is a list of terms you will encounter in this unit. Click on each for its definition.

  • absolute monarchy

  • centre

  • collective will

  • collective interest

  • collective responsibility

  • common good

  • competition

  • co-operative

  • crown corporation

  • economic values

  • left-wing

  • liberal democracy

  • liberalism

  • market economy

  • pluralism

  • political values

  • private property

  • privatization

  • public property

  • right-wing

  • rule of law

  • self-interest

  • self-reliance

  • social values

  • social contract

  • socialism
*You can also click on the Glossary in the menu bar above this window at any time to find definitions. Throughout the course, terms are identified by their red font; click on them to see their definitions.