Parochialism
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| - | '''Parochialism''' means being [[provincial]], being [[narrow]] in [[scope]], or considering only small sections of an issue. | + | '''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. |
| - | Like in countries where every village and every part of town has a [[parish]] ([Late] Latin: parochia) — with typically ''locally'' organized circles, events, etc — possibly having little attention for what goes on in the much larger [[Church]] that mainly has more, other, and perhaps more important things in mind: ''focused on the local scale (thus within a particular point of view), by having (too) little contact with the broader outside, showing meagre interest for and possibly knowledge about the universal scale''. | + | 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 does relate directly to culture and economics in regard to a local culture or geographic area's government making decisions based on personal relationships instead of uniformity. This supports and/or leads to governmental corruption and deters real economic health and outside investment. Parochialism reinforces an insular society and economy, many times to the detriment of the citizens who are the willful victims of parochialism, their local prejudices and regional attitudes played upon by politicians of all colours. | ||
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| * [[Pork barrel]] | * [[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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