Key Terms Flashcards
Exploitation?
Treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work or resources.
Alienation?
The process of becoming detached or isolated.
Capitalism?
An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit, in contrast with communism where trade and industry is controlled by the state.
Conscientisation?
The process by which a person becomes conscious of the power structure in society.
Basic Christian Communities?
Christian groups that gather together to try to directly resolve difficulties in their lives.
Structural Sin?
The idea that sin isn’t just a personal action, but something that can be brought about through unjust organisations and social structures.
Preferential Option For The Poor?
The idea that Jesus Christ stood with the poor and oppressed, and that the Church should focus on the poor and oppressed and stand in solidarity with them.
