Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
paternalism .
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Examples
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And it's not because of "parentalism", it's really because of liability.
Philocrites: Sinkford: Continental YRUU will be replaced. 2008
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As for terminology, I think parentalism makes most sense.
Make That Maternalism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Hey, just so you know, the term “parentalism” has already been taken; cf.,
Creeping Parentalism 2007
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Buchanan contrasts paternalism with, what he calls “parentalism,” essentially the desire to have choices taken away from us.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Odd Bipolar World of Statism 2009
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Institutional, like -isms, including ageism and parentalism.
Philocrites: Sinkford: Continental YRUU will be replaced. 2008
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But speaking of parentalism, all of this sounds a lot like "I hate you, can you drive me to the mall?"
Philocrites: Sinkford: Continental YRUU will be replaced. 2008
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Regarding parentalism, and why YRUU should be sponsored by the UUA: YRUU is not UUA's child.
Philocrites: Sinkford: Continental YRUU will be replaced. 2008
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As crucial as your youth group can and should be to its members, many DREs fall prey to a parentalism that seeks to keep congregational youth in-pocket.
Philocrites: Sinkford: Continental YRUU will be replaced. 2008
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So, that parentalism article from a little while back provoked a variety of responses.
Happiness Redux 2005
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Buchanan has come to believe that the demand for parentalism cannot be underestimated see here.
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