Activity:
Examining Ideologies Imposed on Groups by Group Members
People frequently impose rules on others
without seeing themselves as obliged to even
give reasons for these rules. People also
tend to assume their group’s norms to be
inherently ethical, and they expect everyone
to behave in accordance with these norms.
Think of some examples of beliefs, coming from
group ideologies, that have been imposed on you
(and that you have not already focused on thus
far in working through these activities). These are
beliefs your culture or group expects you to accept
unquestioningly. What are some implications of
people uncritically accepting these beliefs?
Examples of beliefs from group ideologies and their implications: