Social conscience

Not to be confused with Social consciousness.

A social conscience is "a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society".[1]

While our conscience is related to our moral conduct in our day to day lives with respect to individuals, social conscience is concerned with the broader institutions of society and the gap that we may perceive between the sort of society that should exist and the real society that does exist.

The term social conscience has been used in conjunction with everything from investing,[2] to art,[3] antiques,[4] and politics.[5]

See also

References

  1. social conscience Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press, 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014. Archived here.
  2. Suzanne McGee (2013-12-16). "Amy Domini: investing with a social conscience | Money". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. Original TextColin Martin. "Art with a social conscience". The Lancet. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  4. Whetstone, David (2014-03-19). "Berwick exhibition reveals craft with a social conscience". The Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  5. Gillan @ God and Politics in the UK (2014-05-12). "Ed Miliband: "Christian Aid Supporters are the social conscience of Britain" « God and Politics in the UK". Godandpoliticsuk.org. Retrieved 2014-05-19.