ES12
Eng 7
autumn 2014
IDEOLOGIES
Weeks 36-38
1. WHAT IS AN IDEOLOGY?
CONSERVATISM/CAPITALISM
SOCIALISM
COMMUNISM
LIBERALISM
FEMINISM
ENVIRONMENTALISM
NATIONALISM (FASCISM)
In groups:
Look at one ideology; one ism.
Find out the meaning of it!
Complete a written memorandum of your ideology (1 page)
1. Definition
2. Practice
3. Pros and cons
4. Examples (history, modern, small & large scale)
5. Evaluation/Judgement (your)
You have a list of good sources below. In addition, feel free to use other sources.
However, do not forget to keep a critical approach to all the sources!
Prepare and hold a convincing speech for your ideology (10 minutes)
(Why is x-ism the overall best ”ism”? Why would x-ism be the solution to all problems?
Including world peace!)
2. THE ”ISMS” for DUMMIES – ALL IDEOLOGIES IN SHORT
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/quick-definitions-of-political-ideologiesthe-isms.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_ideologies#Anarchism_without_adjective
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http://eschoolbc.sd23.bc.ca/mod/book/tool/print/index.php?id=23320#ch9521
3. THE IDEOLOGIES
CONSERVATISM
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/133435/conservatism
http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2013/12/conservatism.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/conservatism.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/what-americans-mean-whenthey-say-theyre-conservative/252099/
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/133435/conservatism
http://usconservatives.about.com/od/churchstate/qt/Religion_in_Politics.htm
CAPITALISM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism
http://capitalism.org/
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalism.asp
SOCIALISM
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/551569/socialism
http://www.redletterpress.org/socialism101.html
http://www.worldsocialism.org/english/what-socialism
http://money.howstuffworks.com/socialism.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-socialism.htm#didyouknowout
COMMUNISM
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/129104/communism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
http://people.howstuffworks.com/communism.htm
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=communism
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
LIBERALISM
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/339173/liberalism
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/liberalism.html
https://philosophynow.org/issues/82/What_is_Liberalism
https://www.polity.co.uk/keyconcepts/samples/kelly-chapter.pdf
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalism
http://freestudents.blogspot.se/2006/03/what-is-liberalism.html
FEMINISM
http://www.redletterpress.org/feminism101.html
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/724633/feminism
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/feminism/a/feminism.htm
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/24/you-don-t-hate-feminism-youjust-don-t-understand-it.html
http://whoneedsfeminism.tumblr.com/
ENVIRONMENTALISM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/189205/environmentalism
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Environmentalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_politics
http://nptel.iitk.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IITDelhi/Environment%20and%20Ecology/mod5/4.htm
NATIONALISM (and FASCISM)
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/405644/nationalism
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/202210/fascism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society/politics-policy-people/politics/nationalismself-determination-and-secession/content-section-5.1
http://www.ideasevolved.com/nationalism-ideology-and-impact/