Social significance of charity

The social significance of charity is to distribute the material wealth of society for the third time from the moral level of kindness and kindness through actual voluntary donations and other behaviors and actions. It not only helps the elderly and orphans, but also helps the poor. At the same time, it plays a role in straightening out social interpersonal relationships, alleviating social contradictions and stabilizing social order.

The function of charity:

1, make up for the deficiency

Medical assistance is an important part of charity in China, which plays an inestimable role in safeguarding and protecting the health of people in need. As one of the traditional charities in China, helping the poor and the sick gives thousands of poor people a chance to prevent and treat diseases.

Step 2 take care of the weak

Due to the uneven distribution of wealth in today's society and the widening gap between the rich and the poor, especially the adjustment of industrial structure, some new vulnerable groups have emerged in society, such as poor rural households and laid-off workers in cities and towns. Therefore, caring for the vulnerable groups is still an important mission of charity.

Step 3 be charitable

In the process of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, charitable activities are frequently carried out. It is the inheritance and development of charity spirit for local charities to mobilize and rely on the strength of all walks of life to help the unfortunate individuals and difficult groups in society and carry out various charity relief activities.

Step 4 keep the culture

In the charity relief from generation to generation, China's traditional social and cultural values have been maintained and publicized. Throughout China's traditional charity, the excellent moral qualities of the Chinese nation, such as respecting the old and caring for the young, being filial to parents, taking pleasure in helping others and so on, are all profound manifestations of Confucian benevolence.

Extended data

Charity in China has the following characteristics:

1, charity has a long history.

China is the first country in the world to advocate and develop charity. Accordingly, his charity thought has a long history. Hundred schools of thought in the pre-Qin period and later Buddhism and Taoism made incisive exposition on charity. For example, Confucianism stresses "benevolence", Buddhism stresses "compassion", and so on. All schools and factions contain humanitarian thoughts and moral principles of saving lives, benefiting people and mankind in their expressions.

2. Charity activities are closely related to superstructure.

In China, many charitable activities are carried out under the leadership of the government. To this end, the government has specially formulated a charity system and established many charitable organizations. For example, the warehouse system in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Futian Courtyard and Residential Courtyard in Song Dynasty.

3. Modern philanthropy has developed under the influence of the West.

The rise of philanthropy in modern China was marked by the intervention of western church charity activities and the conflict and integration of Chinese and western charity cultures. In the process of drastic social changes in modern times, China's traditional philanthropy alternated between the old and the new, eclectic, and finally formed a charity that meets the requirements of the times and has a brand-new connotation.

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