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Socialism is an ideology which maintains that people are  intelligentgoodrationalimperfect. As a result, it aims to reduce or eliminate   equalitylaw and orderpowerclass differences in society. Socialists believe that   human behaviourrealityclassthe state is influenced by society.

There are five core ideas and principles within socialism. The first is the belief that society is more important than the individual, as well as being more important than the sum of the individuals within it; this is known as   workers' controlcollectivismthe organic societycommon humanity. The second is the belief that people are closely tied to their society and cannot be understood in isolation from it, and are happy to cooperate with others given their good nature; this is known as   collectivismcooperationworkers' controlcommon humanity. The third is that all people are considered to be the same, known as   equalitycollectivismworkers' controlcommon humanity. The fourth is the view that people can best be divided into groups according to economic means and/or social status, known as   common humanityworkers' controlMarxismsocial class. The fifth and final one is aim that the workers should rise up and take over the means of production in society, known as   common humanityMarxismcollectivismworkers' control.