The Shriners Are a Fraternity Based on the Masonic Principles

question 80

Multiple Choice

The Shriners are a fraternity based on the Masonic principles of brotherly love,relief,and truth.They have roughly 375,000 members and 191 temples in the United States,Canada,and Mexico.The Shriners support Shriners Hospitals for Children,a system of twenty-two hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care.Why are the Shriners NOT a social movement?

• A) It is very hard to imagine membership in the Shriners transforming anyone's life.
• B) They are not dedicated enough to their work.
• C) They do not seek to alter the status quo.
• D) They do not have an ideological commitment.

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Definitions:

Procedural Justice

The fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources.

Distributive Justice

concerns the fair allocation of resources and rewards among individuals in a society or group, based on principles of equity.

Conflict

A situation or process in which individuals, groups, or organizations have disagreements, disputes, or incompatibilities, often leading to a confrontation.

Bilateral Threat

A situation where two parties perceive each other as potential threats, often leading to escalated tensions or conflict.