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Ideology
A Multidisciplinary Approach

  • Teun A Van Dijk - Pompeu Fabra University, Spain; Centre of Discourse Studies, Spain


February 1998 | 384 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
The history of ideology and its definition continues to occupy scholars across a range of disciplines. Contrary to the vast volume of earlier work on ideology however, this books provides a challenging new theory of ideology, one that is capable of explaining not only the internal structures of ideologies, but also how ideologies function in society. In formulating theory that is capable of providing the first insights into the internal structures of ideologies while simultaneously explaining how discourse structures may be used in the production and reproduction of ideologies, van Dijk offers a highly important theoretical bridge between the micro and macro structures of society. This book will be essential for all students of discourse studies, communication, social psychology, sociology, and political science.
 
Introduction
 
PART ONE: COGNITION
 
Ideas and Beliefs
 
Social Beliefs
 
Structures and Strategies
 
Structures of Ideologies
 
Values
 
Mental Models
 
Consistency
 
Consciousness
 
Common Sense
 
Knowledge and Truth
 
Identity
 
Social Cognition
 
PART TWO: SOCIETY
 
Ideology and Society
 
Groups
 
Group Relations
 
Elites
 
Dominant Ideologies?
 
Institutions
 
PART THREE: DISCOURSE
 
The Relevance of Discourse
 
Discourse Structures
 
Context
 
Reproduction
 
From Cognition to Discourse
 
Persuasion
 
Legitimation
 
Ideological Discourse Structures
 
The Ideology and Discourse of Modern Racism
 
Conclusions

Teun A. van Dijk

Teun A. van Dijk is a Visiting Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. From 1980 to 2006 he held a personal chair as Professor of Discourse Studies at the University of Amsterdam. A world leading scholar of discourse studies and author of over 250 books and articles, he edits the SAGE journals Disourse & Society, Discourse Studies, and Discourse and Communication. More About Author

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