Chapter 3: Collectivism

Question 1

Egalitarian

Answer 1

The belief that all people are equal and deserve equal rights

Question 2

Common Good

Answer 2

Benefitting as a society as a whole

I.e. Safety, public health.

Question 3

Public Property

Answer 3

Anything not owned by private individuals.

Usually owned by the government

Question 4

Economic Equality

Answer 4

Maintaining equal wealth among society members with the same status in the economy

Done through taxation and wage control

“Wealth redistribution”

Question 5

Collective interest

Answer 5

Goals of the group members work together.

That goal benefits the whole group

Question 6

Collective responsibility

Answer 6

The group is responsible for the actions of all group members.

Each member is responsible for the group.

Question 7

Collective Security

Answer 7

Mutual Protection.

I look after you, and you look after me.

Eg. United States.

Question 8

Adherence to Collective norms

Answer 8

Acceptable behaviors, values, and traditions that ALL members must follow.

Don’t be weird or we’ll skin you in public.

Question 9

Cooperation

Answer 9

Working together to achieve the wants and needs of a group.

Question 10

Privatization

Answer 10

Government selling a public company to a private investor. Then the company becomes private property.

I.e: Petro Canada oil company used to be owned by the Canadian government which meant it was public property. When the Canadian government sold it to the private company Suncor, it became a private company.

Question 11

Karl Marx

Answer 11

Wrote the Communist Manifesto

• Workers unite and rise up against property owners
• Create a classless society
• The government controls industry and property
• All property shared by all
• No individual should rule over others