Ideology

Ideology is created by social structures, both physical structures and hierarchical structures. However, common sense comes naturally and it is an unconscious process to people. I believe that social structures are what creates a division in our society and unfortunately have become a part of people’s unconscious behavior. These social structures at one point in time were created consciously in our society by the hierarchies that are laid out. Certain jobs give you a better status and because this has been instilled into our society for so long some people subconsciously believe they are better than others. Some people have means to more things and because of this are granted more opportunities. I chose this picture because of the social hierarchy that our societyhas created with homeless people. The homeless are commonly viewed as people who got themselves into that situation themselves and that it is all their fault, therefore working citizens who make a good deal of money, drive nice cars and own homes may believe they have hegemony over the homeless. In the existing theme of it all the homeless are less fortunately placed in society whereas those who make money have more say.