The term ideology is etymologically divergent. A derivation from the rarely transmitted Greek ideologia (opinion, discourse) must be denied due to the extremely differing meanings of the term today. Ideology rather derives from a combination of the Greek nouns eidos (appearance, form, term, imagination, idea, archetype) or eidolon (picture, illusion, idol) and logos (speech, doctrine
Gender ideology and gender role ideology refer to attitudes regarding the appropriate roles, rights, and responsibilities of women and men in society. The concept can reflect these attitudes generally or in a specific domain, such as an economic, familial, legal, political, and/or social domain. Most gender ideology constructs are unidimensional and range from traditional, conservative
Ideology and sports refers to the way in which the latter, as a distinct form of leisure activity, impacts upon the body of ideas which reflect the beliefs of a social group or political system. Indeed, the ideological capacity of sport can be considered so great that it may now be apt to rework Marx’s