Ideology and the Manipulation of Symbols
Leadership Perceptions of Science, Education, and Art in the People's Republic of China, 1961-1974
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7971980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Feldman (0000-0003-2288-5017, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 441 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3791081 |
| OpenAlex | W2042257370 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Through textual exigesis of Mao Zedong's thoughts on science, education, and art, and content analysis of one medium of propaganda, I examine some possible impacts of Mao's ideology upon the Chinese leadership's perceptions of these activities between 1961 and 1974. My thesis is that Maoism has attempted to induce adherence to a set of values that govern activities underlying political behavior. I examine both the frequency of appearance of certain items and the tendency of various ideas to be associated together in commentary and conclude that not only has the logical structure of Mao's thought affected the manner in which the leadership has perceived the proper conduct of these activities but also that various weights have been given to various themes at different times. This reflects the shifting priorities of the elite. Moreover, these varying emphases reflect an assumption on the part of the leadership of the malleability of the human mind, as well as considerable faith in the power of propaganda as a tool for reinforcing desirable perceptions
China · Ideology · People's Republic · Perception · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |