The term ideology is defined as
a. a collective/group attempt to promote or resist change.
b. the idea that human behavior or actions are entirely controlled by outside forces.
c. a set of ideas that explains reality, provides guidelines for behavior, and expresses the interests of a group.
d. what occurs when the goal of maintaining the formal structure of a movement's organization becomes more important than the original goals of the social movement.
Answer: c. a set of ideas that explains reality, provides guidelines for behavior, and expresses the interests of a group.
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