Write Your Definition of Paternalism

question 98

Essay

Write your definition of paternalism. Then use this definition to argue that early- 19^th-century American reform efforts were in part paternalistic endeavors by middle-class Americans to "do something for" the less fortunate.

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Definitions:

Competitive Strategies

Approaches and tactics employed by businesses to gain an advantage over competitors, improve market position, and achieve organizational goals.

Experimentally Designed Games

Games created under controlled conditions to study behaviors, learning, or psychological phenomena.

Allocentric

Refers to a viewpoint that focuses on the needs, values, and priorities of others over oneself.

Social Repair Mechanisms

Strategies that allow friends to remain friends even when serious differences temporarily drive them apart.