Which of the Following Best Describes Assistentialism

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes assistentialism?

• A) the common dimension of subordination of the large majority by a small, powerful minority
• B) the use of professionals as an instrument to keep people in their respective socioeconomic positions
• C) the tendency to develop a fatalistic attitude that involves fearing the very possibility of liberation
• D) the naïve state of being that leaves people without the power to change the status quo of being oppressed

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Definitions:

Second

A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute, used as a standard measure of time.

Contracts

are legally binding agreements between two or more parties that are enforceable by law.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle preventing a party from withdrawing a promise made to a second party if the second party has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Incarceration

The act of confining someone in a prison or similar facility.