CST Vocab

  • Social – humans are made to live in relationship with one another

  • Communities – groups relating based on common characteristics/interests

  • Exclusion – defining community by focusing on differences

  • Inclusion – recognizing differences are small compared to shared dignity

  • Diversity – inclusion of people of different races and cultures

  • Human Rights – fundamental rights belonging to all humans

  • Stereotype – positive/negative characteristic applied to a group based on assumption or bias

  • Prejudice – attitude of hostility; judgment before knowing the facts

  • Discrimination – treating others as unequal, denying them rights

  • Racism – belief one race is superior; leads to discrimination

  • Wage Gap – difference in pay between groups for the same work

  • Humanity – quality of being human, created in God's image with shared dignity

  • Conversion – profound change of heart, turning toward God

  • Apathy – showing little concern or interest

  • Ableism – discrimination against those who are not able-bodied

Working with Dignity:

  • Wage Theft – denial of wages/benefits rightfully owed

  • Work – sustained effort expended for a purpose that makes a difference

  • Subjective Aspect of Work – what the worker experiences in the act of working

  • Objective Aspect of Work – what the worker produces

  • Living Wage – wage that supports a decent life for worker and family

  • Economic Initiative – right to be self-employed or start/expand a business

  • Indirect Employer – policy-making institution that regulates what employers can do

  • Economic Globalization – interdependence of nations through free trade

Simple Living:

  • Development – evolution of society's structure toward human flourishing

  • Living Simply – valuing dignity, people, and creation above material possessions

  • Wealth Gap – difference between wealthiest and poorest in a population

  • Materialism – belief that acquiring possessions is the greatest goal

  • Poverty of Being – inability to reach full potential due to misdirected values

  • Consumerism – unbalanced focus on buying things to find happiness

  • Eucharistic Response to Poverty – actions to reduce poverty rooted in the Eucharist as source of life and solidarity

  • Universal Destination of Goods – earth's resources are intended for all people