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A set of beliefs or values that influences an

individual, group or government

etc. decisions and actions. An

ideology can be interpreted into a way of looking at and portraying different ideas.

For example: Many people have different ideologies about celebrating Christmas. Some people believe in giving and receiving gifts while others celebrate Hanukah.

The ability to make decisions that benefit oneself over the benefit of a group. Individualism is the belief that if people are required to look after themselves the society will

form into a strong positive community

For example: People who believe in “Individualism” would vote for the Conservative

Political Party because they believe they that individuals should be given the

responsibility of their own land/lives.

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The belief that working together as a society is more

successful and important than working as individuals.

Collectivism explains the idea that humans are

dependent on each other.

For example, All Canadians are given the opportunity to have Health Care insurance. You as an individual pay the insurance and then once you have a medical issue such as an organ transplant the insurance will cover the cost of the organ and the surgery.

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For example, here in Canada

we all have the individual

freedom and right to vote for

our Prime Minister. We vote

according to the person

whose ideas are what we

want to see in the future.

A collection of beliefs that dignify the

importance of freedom of individuals as the

back bone of society. Liberalism is the belief

of equal rights and respect through all levels of society.

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A part of individualism where each person should have the idea and motivation to work hard to improve their lives

themselves. Self interest relies on the ability of individuals to take risks to succeed with the possibility of failure too.

For example, many people plan to attend post-secondary

schooling to receive further education to achieve a stable

well paying job. There is always a risk of failure in school

and many people take risks and challenge themselves to

apply for jobs that interest them.

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An aspect of individualism

where two people, groups

teams etc. compete to win

or gain more than the others. Competition is motivation for individuals to

work harder and more efficiently.

For example, many sports teams like to compete against the first

ranked team in the league because once they compete they can

learn what has made that team very successful and practice it so

they can get to be as good if not better.