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SOCIAL JUSTICE
Social Justice Unit 1 Test 2/4
Question | Answer |
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imago dei | made in the image of god |
interdependence | no person is truly independent - humans fundamentally social |
why are humans social creatures | loving relationships and we reflect the image of God and he is a social creature |
importance of acknowledging our human interdependence with example | people rely on eachother for needs farmer makes crops -> gives person food person gives farmer money -> farmer can buy supplies to make more food |
justice | virtue give god and each person what they deserve |
equity | direct actions, what each person needs |
equality | give everyone the same thing |
example of justice, equity, and equality | justice - take away world hunger equity - give money to charities and those in need equality - give money and food to everyone |
direct action | immediate needs |
social action | addresses underlying causes |
why are both direct and social action necessary for social justice | gotta help right away while it takes time removing the issue |
graced social structures | rules that are virtuous/just |
sinful social structures | rules that are unjust |
privilege | social power/advantage that one has automatically (rather than earn it) |
how is sin connected to social justice | giving power to a sin = creating a sinful social structure |
upon what basis should social structures be evaluated | whether encourage dignity of human person |
common good | social conditions that allow people, as groups and individuals to reach their fulfillment more fully and easily |
with what question does the common good begin with | needs of individuals |
what is the role of the nation/state in regards to the common good? why? | defend and promote the common good of civil society, it citizens, and others |
what are the 3 essential elements of the common good | respect for human life and dignity well being and development of the community peace |
catholic social teaching | a group of documents the church has developed to address social injustice |
marginalized | excluded from society or having little to no social power |
social encyclical | letters from the pope and the church about issues related to human rights social justice and peace |
what is considered to be the first encyclical of modern day catholic social teaching | Rerum Novarum response to industrial revolution condemn the abuses of both Marxist socialism and unbridled capitalism |
7 major themes of catholic social teaching | life and dignity of the human person call to family community and participation rights and responsibilities option for the poor and vulnerable dignity of work and the rights of workers solidarity care for gods creation |
life and dignity of a human person | every person is precious and more important than things |
call to family community and participation | family is seen as the primary social institution |
rights and responsibilities | every person has a right to the necessities that uphold their dignity |
option for the poor and vulnerable | the poor must be protected or society will fragment and all will suffer |
dignity of work and the rights of workers | workers rights are protected, promotes the common good |
solidarity | we are our brother's and sister's keepers, wherever they live |
care of god's creation | the proper use of the gifts God have given to humankind |