IDEOLOGIES AS BELIEF SYSTEMS

Abstract

The central concern of this discussion is the relationship between belief and action. The underlying problem is how belief ‐ intellectualised as ideology ‐ affects or even determines social behaviour. As Talcott Parsons puts it, “While believing is not, ipso facto, doing, what one believes has much to do with what one does”(1).

Citation

Carlton, E. (1984), "IDEOLOGIES AS BELIEF SYSTEMS", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012964