Parochialism
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| - | # Of or pertaining to [[province]]; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect. | + | '''Parochialism''' is the state of mind, whereby one focuses on small sections of an issue rather than considering its wider context. More generally, it consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "[[provincialism]]". It may, particularly when used [[pejoratively]], be contrasted to [[universalism]]. The term '''insularity''' (related to an island) may be similarly used. |
| - | # Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province. | + | |
| - | #* Macaulay, | + | |
| - | #*: '''Provincial''' airs and graces. | + | |
| - | # Not [[cosmopolitan]]; [[countrified]]; not [[polished]]; [[rude]]; hence, [[narrow]]; [[illiberal]]. | + | |
| - | # limited in outlook; narrow | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | The term originates from the idea of a [[parish]] ([[Late Latin]]: ''parochia''), one of the smaller divisions within many Christian churches such as the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]], [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]], and [[Anglican Church|Anglican]] churches. |
| - | *[[Parochialism]]{{GFDL}} | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[All politics is local]] | ||
| + | * [[Groupthink]] | ||
| + | * [[Intellectual inbreeding]] | ||
| + | * [[Localism (politics)|Localism]] | ||
| + | * [[Nationalism]] | ||
| + | * [[NIMBY]] | ||
| + | * [[Parochial school]] | ||
| + | * [[Pork barrel]] | ||
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Parochialism is the state of mind, whereby one focuses on small sections of an issue rather than considering its wider context. More generally, it consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "provincialism". It may, particularly when used pejoratively, be contrasted to universalism. The term insularity (related to an island) may be similarly used.
The term originates from the idea of a parish (Late Latin: parochia), one of the smaller divisions within many Christian churches such as the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches.
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See also
- All politics is local
- Groupthink
- Intellectual inbreeding
- Localism
- Nationalism
- NIMBY
- Parochial school
- Pork barrel
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