The interpretative schemes hitherto advanced in sociology do not account for the character of social relations found in ideological groups; that is, in groups which require that their members orient themselves to one another primarily in terms of some central symbols and ideas-be they those of Zion, patrie, Volk, narod, or proletariat. Drawing upon historical evidence, this essay explores and tentatively conceptualized the basic modalities of ideological relationship and orientation.
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Vladimir C. Nahirny (1962) studied this question.