Practise MYP Individuals & Societies questions on 3.4 Ideological Drivers and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
The ideology of 'Market Thinking' suggests that price signals are useful because they perform which function?
How does the text define 'ideology' as distinct from an 'ideological driver'?
What is the primary function of an ideological driver in a society?
Within a social group, what is the primary benefit of members sharing common values and beliefs?
According to the text, from which multiple sources do the values that influence our everyday reactions and decisions originate?
They mandate that the state controls all production
They ensure that all goods are distributed equally
They coordinate production and consumption
They prevent cultural diffusion from occurring
Ideology is only personal, while a driver is only institutional
Ideology is a single law, while a driver is a collection of norms
There is no distinction; the text uses them interchangeably
Ideology is a structured set of ideas explaining how society should work, while a driver is the framework that influences behavior
To provide a framework of beliefs that influences group behavior and institutions
To eliminate the need for laws and formal regulations
To replace economic markets with purely religious systems
To ensure that all individuals have identical personal opinions
It prevents cultural diffusion from occurring
It eliminates the need for any formal laws
It ensures that all economic models are identical
It reduces conflict and makes cooperation between members easier
Exclusively from inherited biological traits
Family, religion, media, and peer groups
Purely from economic profit models
Only from government legislation
