Social justice
| “ | Circumstances such as where a person is born, where they live or their gender and ethnicity should never determine their income or their opportunities for quality education, basic healthcare, decent work, adequate shelter, access to drinking water, political participation or living free from threatened, or actual, physical violence. | ” |
| —Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, Message for the 2014 World Day of Social Justice | ||
Social justice is a philosophical,[1] political,[2][3] social,[4][5] and legal[6] movement in support of the rights of those who are marginalised, chiefly by poverty, but also (and increasingly) those who lack social privilege at any intersection.[7]
Historically, it is a concept that has existed since ancient times. One of the earliest influential western writings on social justice was penned by Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics volume V. This work discussed distributive justice (how to distribute scarce resources fairly).[8] The term "social justice" itself was coined in the 1840s by a Jesuit priest named Luigi Taparelli.[9] Partly due to its historical roots, the meaning of the phrase has been contentious.[1] However in modern times, the consensus is that social justice has a secular[1][2][3][5][6] definition:
|
Social justice involves creating a society based on principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognises the dignity of every human being. At its 2007 World Summit for Social Development, the United Nations proclaimed 20 February as World Day of Social Justice. Governments pledged to promote the equitable distribution of income and greater access to resources through equity and equality and opportunity for all. The day aims to consolidate the efforts of the international community to eradicate poverty, and promote full employment and decent work, gender equity, rights of indigenous peoples and migrants, and access to social well-being and justice for all.[10] |
See also
See also
- Social justice on RationalWiki, where this article was created.
- Social Justice Education
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beliefs about Social Justice in English Education
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001474/147499e.pdf Changing perspectives on early childhood: theory, research and policy]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Courage and Social Justice: History Students Engage New York's Immigrant and Refugee Communities
- ↑ Doctoral of Education (Ed.D.) in Social Justice Education
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/sites/default/files/bdp/docs/HRSJ%20Curriculum%20-%20Jan%202014.pdf Human Rights & Social Justice at the University of Texas]
- ↑ Critical Theory & Social Justice
- ↑ http://www.psych.nyu.edu/jost/Social%20Justice_%20History,%20Theory,%20&%20Research.pdf
- ↑ J. Zajda, S. Majhanovich, V. Rust, Education and Social Justice, 2006, ISBN 1-4020-4721-5
- ↑ Social Justice: What Has Health Psychology Contributed?