Ideologies are sets of basic beliefs about political, economic, social and cultural affairs held by members of a society that guide the formation of political patterns over time. Political ideologies generally refer to a set of ideals and principles that explain how society should work and offer a blueprint for social order, with goals for how society should be organized and methods for achieving those goals. Common ideologies include anti-government ideologies like anarchism that want to abolish government, right-wing ideologies that oppose change and promote order, left-wing ideologies like socialism and communism that promote social equality, and liberalism which supports individual freedom and a system of rules and laws.