Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Gayle, Noga Agnus

Description

1. vi, 175 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

1. "This brief and affordable introductory book places ideology at the center of contemporary life, unmasking its role in shaping important social relationships. Offering both an historical overview of the concept as well as current questions about who pays, profits from, controls, or is victimized by current social arrangements, Ideology aims to move us beyond the "narcosis" of socialization and into the space of authentic citizenship."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

1. Ideology
2. Socialization
3. Social control
4. Idéologie
5. Socialisation
6. Contrôle social

Contents

1. Ch. 1. The Overt and Covert Power of Ideology -- Ch. 2. Ideology: Definitions, Representations, and Contextualization in Postmodernist Society -- Ch. 3. Socialization: Awakening or Narcotic? -- Ch. 4. Politicizing, Depoliticizing, and the Creation of Advantage -- Ch. 5. The Representation and Reproduction of Race, Gender, and Class -- Ch. 6. Ideology and the Privatization of Public Policy -- Ch. 7. A Struggle for Identity and Greater Citizen Space.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index.