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paternalism the attitude or policy of a government or other authority that manages the affairs of a country, company, community, etc., in the manner of a father, esp in usurping individual responsibility and the liberty of choice How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Joyner suggests as well that the world the slaveholders made included a 'culture of paternalism and dependency in the South [that] codified a rigid system of oppression and hierarchy that left little room for self-determination for Deaf southerners. Throughout its history, it has been supported by patronage (government, corporations, private philanthropy) and paternalism ("classical music is good for you"). paternalism or meddling in the Western Hemisphere have lost their essential talking point. |
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