Narratives of Equality and Justice Inform the Perceptions of Most

question 31

Multiple Choice

Narratives of equality and justice inform the perceptions of most U.S. citizens, leading them to severely underestimate the actual inequality of wealth distribution in the United States. This situation is an example of which aspect of ideology?

• A) Ideology represents particular group interests as universal.
• B) Ideology obscures contradictions in society.
• C) Ideology naturalizes social relations through the process of reification.
• D) Ideology works in the existence of consensus.

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