1. Nation, Religion, Class, Relationship to the land/Environment
Themes of Ideology
Nation, Religion, Class, Relationship to the land/Environment

2. Nation Not just a country
A group with a common culture/sense of belonging
Metis/Quebecois
Common history, heroes, language, customs
Main concerns of a nation:
Sovereignty (independence)
Self-preservation
Identity
Citizenship (participation)
Citizen rights
Sometimes these concerns conflict with the views of others (Nazism)

3. Fascist Ideology

4. Religion Religious beliefs and values pertain to ethics and mortality.
“being Religious” doesn’t mean attending church but the church/religions view of human nature and the way the world is and should be.
Some states are governed by religious majoirty (Israel) leads to conflict

6. Class
Social Class refers to the way society is structured. In our Society class is based on the amount of money you make/occupations.
Working class, Middle Class, Upper Class
Communism – Class struggle. Working class would rise up. “workers of the world unite- you have nothing to lose but your chains.”

8. Relationship to Land Environment
Aboriginal peoples views – inter-relationship with the earth’s resources as a part of survival.
Western Societies base progress on industrialization and the consumption of natural resources. – environmentalists do not share this view.