Unit 1 - Overview Flashcards
What is Social Justice?
an idea that mobilises people to act in order to bring about change
What are some outcomes of Social Justice?
Overthrowing oppressive governments, producing rights and entitlements for citizens (etc.), helping to shape responses to issues of poverty, inequality, and inclusion
How are notions of Social Justice contested?
Definitions of justice & what is just are often interpersonal and many people do not feel the same way on a lot of things
How is Social justice changeable?
The notions of Social justice are based on societal values and over time, societal values change- so policies and other political reform neds to happen in order to keep up with the public opinion.
How Are Ideas of Social Justice Developed, and How Do Such Ideas Change Over Time?
Ideas of social justice come about when discussing societal norms and values. Societal norms and values that are upheld by law are subject to change in different periods, places, and policy areas since they are meant to be reflective of the collectively agreed upon social norms/values
What is the Relationship Between Social Justice and Social Welfare?
Welfare is a means of redressing poverty, inequality, exclusion, harm, and other dimensions of social injustice. It may be the focus for programmes on the relief of poverty or improving the access to healthcare, education, and other social benefits.
How Does Social Welfare Intersect With Crime Control Policies And Strategies?
The difficult boundary between injustice, harm, and crime. Some forms of injustice- such as those that lead people towards extreme poverty- may be addressed through the provision of welfare services and benefits
What do Social Scientists argue about justice?
That the notion of it is socially created- we are not born with a sense of it, but are taught it growing up
What are Legal Notions of justice?
What is in law, what the law says is just.
How is Social Welfare used as a tool in Social Justice?
is orientated to the creation and maintenance of social well-being through the provision of various social supports, combating social inequalities by promoting redistribution and social inclusion, and countering various social harms such as poverty and discrimination
How is Crime Control used as a tool in Social Justice?
oriented towards the creation and maintenance of social stability, social order and security by addressing the behaviours and activities of those who are perceived to be threatening that in some way
Why is Nelson Mandela significant to Social Justice?
“Freedom Fighter” in African Congress, social & political activism led to the ending of apartheid in South Africa. Wrote his autobiography while in prison & his writings are well-known throughout the world
Why is Lillie May-Bradford significant to Social Justice?
Inspired Rosa Parks, sat in “whites only” seats on the bus in in Alabama in 1951, was still waiting on a pardon for disobeying Jim Crowe laws when she died in 2006 & it affected her ability to land a government job. Became a civil rights icon
