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Dictionary definition: solidarism
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- A Dictionary of Sociology
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Copyright© A Dictionary of Sociology 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information)
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solidarism
This term refers to a belief in the sharing of aims and interests. Solidarity is valued as a source of strength and resistance, and by implication, for its single-minded unity of purpose. A belief in solidarity as an end in itself, rather than a means to an end, was said to characterize the traditional working-class occupational
community
. In such settings, shared experiences of work and community life were said to ...