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Attempts to explain the nature of ideologies & to specify their functions in society as a whole can be seen as falling into 6 distinct groups: (1) as systems of theoretical propositions purporting to tell how things really are; (2) as systems of normative or evaluating statements; (3) as calculated lies, for the furtherance of particular pol'al purposes; (4) as myths; (5) as expressions of the needs & demands of soc groups; & (6) as expressions of the att's of diff human personality types. The only approach that will always be found to pay a dividend is to preserve an open mind with respect to the diff ways that may lead us to our goal. IPSA.

R. K. White's indices of war propaganda or conflict-mindedness were tested further, using his method of value-analysis, on a wide range of S's. 4 of the 7 indices were validated in their original form, & 2 others were validated in a modified form. The 5 validated indices showed that war propaganda was characterized by high values placed upon nat'l strength, moral indignation, disguised aggression, & neglect of welfare values. An application of these indices in the value-analysis of pol'al ideologies, including communism, in its value-system, & signif'ly higher than the others in militarism, authoritarianism, & antiwelfarism, disproving the belief that communism & fascism are similar in any of these respects. AA.

T. M. Goodland (see SA6536) proposed a systematic approach to analyzing a soc phenomenon expressed in multiple forms in a society, eg, kinship relations, pol'al parties. The approach is based on a selection of central issues, the possible alternative stands on these issues, & the resultant combinations. & was applied to Israel's pol'al parties. L. Guttman in 'Whither Israel's Political Parties ?', Jewish Frontier, 1961, Dec, overcomes objections of circularity & subjectivity by proposing the incorporation of scale analysis. The approach is here applied to the ideologies of Israeli voters, using the Guttman issues. Data were obtained from interviews, using a multiple-choice questionnaire, with a 1961 stratified sample of all Israeli Jewish adults (N=1,170) not including kibbutz members. The scale types resulting from the combination of the responses to 4 items are considered as popular ideologies. The relationships of these ideologies to party support & to soc characteristics are considered. 2 particular phenomena are noted: (1) the failure to find the traditional left-to-right-L-to-U relationship; & (2) the concentration of the nonideologicals in the Lc. The concept of a critical level is offered to explain these findings, & linked to other att'al & life chances data. AA.