Beschreibung:
In this volume leading international scholars elaborate upon the central issues of the analysis of ideology: the nature of dominant ideologies. The ways in which ideologies are transmitted; their effects on dominant and subordinate social classes in different societies; the contrast between individualistic and collectivist belief systems; and the diversity of cultural forms that coexist within the capitalist form of economic organization.
1. Britain: The Dominant Ideology Thesis After a Decade Stephen Hill 2. Poland: Ideology, Legitimacy and Political Domination Jan Pulanski 3. Coercion as Ideology: The German Case Scott Lash 4. Re-Reading Japan: Capitalism, Possession, and the Necessity of Hegemony Anthony Woodiwiss 5. Argentina: Dominant Ideology of Dominant Cleavage? Ephraim J. Nimini 6. Australia: The Debate about Hegemonic Culture Bryan S. Turner 7. Japan and the USA: The Interpenetration of National Identities and the Debate about Orientalism Roland Robertson 8. Popular Culture and Ideological Effects Nicholas Abercrombie 9. Conclusion: Peroration on Ideology Bryan S. Turner