Unit One Summary



Unit 1 explores ideologies and their impact on identity. 

You learned about the themes and characteristics of an ideology.

 

Themes
  • Nation
  • Class
  • Race
  • Relationship to the land or environment
  • Gender
  • Religion
  • Progressivism

Characteristics
  • The nature of human beings
  • Structure of society
  • Interpretation of history
  • Vision for the future


 

 
  • Rule of law
  • Individual Rights and Freedoms
  • Private Property
  • Economic Freedom
  • Self-Interest
  • Competition
  • Economic Equality
  • Co-operation
  • Public Property
  • Collective Interest
  • Collective Responsibility
  • Adherence to Collective Norms
Also, you looked briefly at some of the prevalent ideologies in the world. These will be studied in more detail later in the course.
  • Socialism
  • Communism
  • Liberalism
  • Capitalism
  • Fascism
 

Classical liberalism is primarily an individualistic ideology based on the principles of individualism. It produced many positive changes, but it resulted in challenges also. In the next unit, you will explore the development of classical liberalism, an ideology that came into being as a reaction to events and a result of new ideas about the nature of mankind and how societies should operate.



In Unit Two you will consider the issue question:
  • How did liberalism originate?


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