Sociology 2270A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Planned Economy, Immanence, Proletariat
25 Apr 2018
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The sociology of knowledge and the theory of ideology: manheim argued that the sociology of knowledge and theory of ideology came from marx, marx saw ideologies as distortions of reality that reflect the interests of capitalists. Textbook notes: the same generation can have different units that conflict, but it is more likely that different generations have conflicting views. Ideas that turned out to be only distorted representations of a past or potential social order were ideological. In contrast, the total ideologies of opposing groups differ on everything fundamentally divergent thought systems: the study of particular ideologies involves a psychological analysis of interests of those involved with the idea system. Utopia: manheim"s thinking on ideology was more original than marxian, what distinguishes a utopia from an ideology is that utopias not only transcend reality" but also. Members are part of lowest strata in society: liberal-humanitarian: utopian image is a more rational future toward which we are gradually moving.
