Introduction
Political ideology is a dominant dogma that helps to shape the party activities and what the people that support it believe in. The dogma remains the main philosophy that shapes the party’s slogan and thoughts in everything they promise people to trust them with power (Jillson 8). On the other hand, political sociology is the promise of the party to respond to social problems that affect the people and render solutions as guided by the political ideologies. Democratic Party has been a very popular party in the United States of America alongside the Republican formed in 1928, making it the world’s oldest party. My research delves around the Democratic Party and analyses its political ideologies and Socialization.
Thesis Statement
Any party has a particular political ideology that determines what the leaders believe in and how they make it a reality. In fact, parties are only judged by their political ideologies since the dominant philosophy determines the nature of the government it forms. For example, some ideologies support conservative thoughts believing that things should remain and done the way they have been done while others are liberals believing that things should change with new outlooks of doing things.
Democrats Political Ideology
The party supports liberal ideas by ensuring that people get equal opportunities in economic and state welfares. Following the deeds of President Roosevelt during the auspices of the world wars that lead to the great depression, the party believes that the government must ensure structures that give people equal representation and care. Tracing back during Roosevelt time in the 1930s, the new deal gave people hope when the economic nature of the nation had gone to the ground completely (Flanigan 11). They believe in the government support social programs that maintain the good social welfare of the people. In addition, they protect the wills of the employees and workers by allowing them to form the labour unions that advocate for good working environments and labour rights. Moreover, they believe in quality and universal healthcare, consumer protection and quality living environment for all. All the leaders who have been elected to power have been initiating programs to reflect the party’s ideologies. For example, the current President Barack Obama has made numerous programs notably Obamacare that ensures universal healthcare for all citizens.
Democrats Political Socialisation
Karl Marx believed that many social problems that people undergo stemmed from the economic structure of the society. He says that the poor relationship between the workers and the employers lead to violence and revolution. According to this understanding, any political party must ensure that its ideologies seek to create peace for the people. In this respect, it ensures that the relationship that it initiates with the people is more containing and embracing them (Jillson 17). As a result, Democratic Party believes in embracing the people by looking into matters that affect them in every sphere of life. For example, it ensures good working environment for the people by allowing them the space to form labour unions to help them advocate for their rights. It ensures that people get fair wages and protection in their working environments. On the other hand, it ensures that they have the medical protection that offers an affordable treatment as this paper has highlighted the recent Obamacare program.
Conclusion
Every party has a specific ideology that drives its profound agendas for the people. The ideologies form the basis of the nature of the government they form. Democratic Party believes in liberalism that devotes much attention to the people by ensuring that their welfare is well represented. On the other hand, Democratic Party believes in general care for the people by looking into matters that affect them in every sphere of life. For example, it ensures good working environment for the people by allowing them the space to form labour unions to help them advocate for their rights.
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