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The patterns of relationships that shape any society. Ex. government, law,
business, labor, education, families. (Al these are social structures bc their
existence is sustained and shaped by the relationships
social structures
Social Structures that block justice
structures of sin
the ability to overpower someone in a group , it is used as a force and a threat
power-over (domination) worldview
Power is something to be used with and for others to bring about the good of
everyone
power-with (empowerment) worldview (Jesus' -- Beatitudes)
Power is not something that we own but something that God has given us to use
for the good of the world and ourselves.
Jesus' worldview (respect, abundant life, compassion) (Beatitudes
purchasing power; "voting with your purchases"
boycott
a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically
in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from the employer
strike
attempts to determine who does and does not belong to the community by
focusing on the differences that separate people from one another
anatomy of exclusion
, not ignoring the differences that make each person unique, recognizes that those
differences are small compared to the dignity people share as images of God
inclusion
in community both a right + responsibility (145)- This basically talks about saying
how each person has a responsibility to participate because the good of others in
the community depends on it
participation
the rights to fulfilment of material needs, a guarantee of fundamental freedoms,
and the protection of relationships that are essential to participation in the life of
society.
human rights
a view of a person or group based on inaccurate or incomplete knowledge
stereotype
an attitude of hostility directed at whole groups of people. They involve
prejudgment, or judging something before knowing all the facts, or without
considering the facts
prejudice
people who are motivated by prejudice use their power to deny individuals or
groups the right to participate in community.
discrimination
A personal sin and social disorder rooted in the belief that one race is superior to
another. It involves not only prejudice but also the use of religious, social,
political, economic, or historical power to keep one race privileged.
racism
refers to everyday verbal and nonverbal environmental slights, snubs, or insults...
which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons
based solely upon their marginalized group membership
microaggressions
a business process of U.S. real estate agents based on convincing white property
owners to sell their house at low prices, which they did (fearful of minority