SOLUTION
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 "invasions"); in turn sold same houses at a much
higher price to minority families.
blockbusting
the practice of denying services to residents of certain areas based
on the racial or ethnic makeups of those areas (particularly in real
estate/ mortgage loans).
redlining
a legally enforceable "contract" imposed in a deed upon the buyer of
property (owners who violate the terms of the covenant risk forfeiting
the property)
racially restrictive covenant
the large-scale migration of people of European ancestry from racially
mixed urban regions to racially homogeneous suburbs
white flight