Patronage — Social Studies definition
Defined in 3 courses:
- Providing positions or benefits through political connections or support. (United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century)
- Support or resources supplied to a person, institution, or activity. (Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750)
- Allocation of appointments or favors through political support or connections. (United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century)
Where it is taught
- Progressive Reform: Goals, Tools & Limits — Reform, Empire & Democratic Participation, U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Early 21st Century, Grade 8
- South Asia: Mauryan Rule, Ashoka & Gupta Networks — Ancient Cities, States & Citizenship, Global History & Geography I: Early Societies to c. 1750, Grade 9
- Gilded Age Government, Regulation & Agrarian Politics — Industry, Migration & Gilded Age Politics, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
- Progressive Reform: Federal Tools, Expertise & Exclusions — Progressive Reform, Empire & World War I, United States History & Government: Colonial Foundations to the Early 21st Century, Grade 11
In use
Literature, mathematics, astronomy, religious patronage, and art developed across institutions and periods.
South Asia: Mauryan Rule, Ashoka & Gupta Networks
Political machines organized votes and services, sometimes through patronage and corruption.
Gilded Age Government, Regulation & Agrarian Politics