Individual Troubles v. Social Issues: Thinking in Structures

The quality of mind essential to grasp the interplay of man and society, of biography and history, of self and the world.

(Private) Troubles have to do with one's self and limited social life, while (Public) Issues transcend the local individual environment and inner life.

Meritocracy is the belief that good outcomes are a result of individual decisions and actions, deserving of reward.

<p>Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States, leading to discrimination and disenfranchisement of African Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Civil Rights Movement led to the end of Jim Crow Laws around 1965, marking a significant victory for racial equality and civil rights in the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People felt trapped, like spectators on the sidelines of the world outside their immediate private orbits such as job, family, and neighborhood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Litigation for social change</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conscious, concerted, and sustained efforts by ordinary people to change some aspect of their society using extra-institutional means.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deliberate political engagements through lobbying and campaign contributions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Investors' profit-maximizing responses to market signals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legislative (HOR and Senate), Judicial (Supreme Court), Executive (President)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For-profit corporations are bound by law to maximize shareholder value, while non-profit corporations are bound by law to preserve their mission defined by social good.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some criticisms include that it is piecemeal, voluntary, undemocratic, and leads to dependency on wealthy individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text describes a scenario where tax-exempt giving can result in unequal control over funds between the donor and the government or organization receiving the donation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dependency on wealthy individuals for funding can lead to inequality of influence, undemocratic decision-making, and reduced public funding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text criticizes the philanthropic model for being undemocratic, unaccountable, and for potentially allowing wealthy donors to influence decision-making.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text suggests that tax exemption can reduce public funding by diverting resources away from government coffers.</p> Signup and view all the answers