Chapter 10 Flashcards
Poverty
The condition of being extremely poor. Christ called the poor “blessed,” and had a special love for them.
Technocracy
A government or society governed or controlled by those with technological expertise.
Solidarity
A uniting principle in society by which people bear each other’s sufferings together, make sure that material things such as food, clothing, and other resources are distributed justly, and most importantly, share spiritual goods, such as prayer and penance.
Utopia
An imagined earthly place of perfect peace and harmony. Such a place cannot exist because perfection cannot exist in a fallen world and we can only find perfection in God’s Kingdom in Heaven.
Externalities
Negative or positive effects (costs or benefits) of economic activity experienced by people who did not choose to participate in that activity.
Disposable goods
Consumer products designed to be thrown away after a single use.
Capitalism
An economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and the voluntary exchange of labor and goods in which the production and value of labor and goods is determined by the producers and consumers themselves (supply and demand).
Consumerism
The priority given to those oppressed by poverty as well as to all the vulnerable people in terms of charitable love, help, and services, in imitation of Christ who identified Himself with the least of us.
Integral Human Development
The development needed to make something a complete whole, taking into account the development of the whole human person: body and soul.
Stewardship
The duty to care for and cultivate something responsibly. God gave human beings the responsibility of caring for His creation.
