Ideology

Ideology has a complex and varied meaning, connecting to social life and research. This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of ideology, tracing its shifting fortunes and its influence on psychology and behavior. It outlines the historical preconditions that allowed modern ideologies to emerge and explains how we experience their influence in our daily lives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 170 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Polity Press

Over its extensive and often intricate journey through history, the concept of ideology has amassed a vast and diverse array of meanings, encompassing both positive and negative, analytical and critical, philosophical, psychological, and scientific dimensions. However, the question of how we should contemporaneously understand and study ideology remains a complex and multifaceted one. What is the relationship between ideology and fundamental social issues such as capitalism and class, democracy and partisanship, nationality, sex and gender, race and ethnicity? In his book, Marius S. Ostrowski embarks on a comprehensive exploration of the intricate web of ideologys competing interpretations, tracing the evolving fortunes of ideology analysis from its classical origins to its recent resurgence. The outcome is a concise and interdisciplinary survey of how ideologies amalgamate and organize ideas, as well as how they manifest in our psychology and behavior. Drawing upon a rich tapestry of examples from across the globe, the book delineates the historical conditions that gave rise to modern ideologies and sheds light on the ways in which we encounter their influence in our daily lives.

Ideology will serve as an invaluable resource for students and scholars across the social sciences, as well as for individuals seeking to comprehend the profound impact that ideology has on our perception of the world.

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509540723