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solidarity
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thumbnail|upright=1.1|A raised fist symbolizing solidarity of the worker movement
Solidarity is a sense of unity and mutual support among people who share common interests or goals, often symbolized by collective action like the raised fist of the worker movement. It matters because it strengthens groups' ability to advocate for their shared concerns and create meaningful change through unified effort rather than individual action alone.
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- History
- Socialisation of the concept
- Émile Durkheim
- Léon Bourgeois
- Charles Gide
- Peter Kropotkin
- Solidarity in the insurance system
- Solidarity as the foundation of the welfare state
- Solidarity tax
- Bioethics
- Imperative
- Catholic social teaching
- Islamic solidarity
- Pan-Islamism
- Al-Takāful al-Ijtimāʿī and Islamic socialism
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thumbnail|upright=1.1|A raised fist symbolizing solidarity of the worker movement
Solidarity or solidarism is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. True solidarity means moving beyond individual identities and single issue politics. Still, solidarity does not reject individuals and sees individuals as the basis of society. It refers to the ties in a society that bind people together as one. The term is generally employed in sociology and the other social sciences, as well as in philosophy and bioethics. It is a significant concept in Catholic social teaching and in Christian democratic political ideology. Although closely related to the concept of charity, solidarity aspires to change whole systems, not merely to help individuals.