2700 vocab flashcards

separatism

keeping minority groups in one political structure separate from each other. When externally imposed, this is usually with the goal of maintaining the supremacy of the majority group.

assimilationism

cultural differences are broken down into a homogenized whole

pluralism

attempts to respect and preserve differing practices while at the same time attempting to find general principles for living a good life that are common to all persons

cosmopolitanism

wealthy nations have a moral obligation to ease the suffering of the world’s poor

Cultural/Identity groups:

members construct identity and self-understanding at basic levels. Share tradition, history, language, social practices.

Structural groups

: members' access to fundamental/primary goods and resources is determined by society's basis social structure.

Oppressed groups are structural groups, but structural groups are not always oppressed groups.

Distributive Justice

: Principles specifying the just distribution of benefits and burdens (rights, resources, privileges, responsibilities): the outcome in which everyone receives their due.

Retributive Justice: (rectificatory)

The idea of seeking to balance an injustice by rectifying the situation, or by regaining an equality that an injustice overturned. “Balancing out” the moral order in the event of an offense.

Normative/Prescriptive/Evaluative-

Recommending or prohibiting a certain course (or courses) of actions). Ex. You should tell the truth. You should not steal. – In ethics- involves judgments that contain moral value.

Descriptive-

Describing some feature of the world reality- Water is H20, Today is Wednesday.