“Although it is difficult to agree on the precise meaning of "social justice" I take that to most of us it implies, among other things, equality of the burdens, the advantages, and the opportunities of citizenship. Indeed, I take that social justice is intimately related to the concept of equality and that the violation of it is intimately related to the concept of inequality” (G. J. Papageorgiou, "Social Values and Social Justice," Economic Geography, Vol. 56, No. 2 (April 1980), pp. 110-119.).
The term social justice implies fairness and mutual obligation in society. It means that we are responsible for one another, and that we should ensure that all have equal chances to succeed in life. Social justice is when opportunity is implied to equality within success for every citizen. At Social Justice High School our Essential 7 values reflect how important success is to our community. The background of our school and its struggle shows how meaningful a quality education for our youth is - not only to parents - but to staff and community members who believe that a quality education can take a young person far in the future. The opposite of social justice is social injustice. According to dictionary.com, “the term social injustice refers to the unequal division of burdens and rewards in society.” Specifically, social injustice refers to the inequities experienced by specific groups of society through the denial or violation of certain economic, civil, political, or human rights. Racism, sexual discrimination, homophobia, stereotyping, oppression, wealth distribution, and violence against women and children are all examples of social injustices. Understanding what social justice is today differs from what my knowledge of social justice was my freshman year in high school. My knowledge of social justice expanded during my junior year in my advanced placement chemistry class. My teacher, Mr. Morales-Doyle, connected the social injustices to low income neighborhoods and the power coal plants to real science and economic issues. This was helpful because when one learns more about one’s community as well as its science, one is able to help the community advocate for justice. Chemical and scientific education fights against illiteracy about the social injustices harming the community and its people in a negative way.
In society today not everyone is literate upon what the term / issue ‘social justice’ is, I believe this is why we all don't have it. There are multiple ways to achieve social justice, many obstacles, some we overcome and some we continue to struggle with. Knowing what social justice is helps you achieve the goal of having it. It gives an influence upon several decisions that will either be positive or negative but with understanding what the term means will benefit the community. Sometimes the people who have less knowledge about social justice pertain to having more social disadvantages.
The term social justice implies fairness and mutual obligation in society. It means that we are responsible for one another, and that we should ensure that all have equal chances to succeed in life. Social justice is when opportunity is implied to equality within success for every citizen. At Social Justice High School our Essential 7 values reflect how important success is to our community. The background of our school and its struggle shows how meaningful a quality education for our youth is - not only to parents - but to staff and community members who believe that a quality education can take a young person far in the future. The opposite of social justice is social injustice. According to dictionary.com, “the term social injustice refers to the unequal division of burdens and rewards in society.” Specifically, social injustice refers to the inequities experienced by specific groups of society through the denial or violation of certain economic, civil, political, or human rights. Racism, sexual discrimination, homophobia, stereotyping, oppression, wealth distribution, and violence against women and children are all examples of social injustices. Understanding what social justice is today differs from what my knowledge of social justice was my freshman year in high school. My knowledge of social justice expanded during my junior year in my advanced placement chemistry class. My teacher, Mr. Morales-Doyle, connected the social injustices to low income neighborhoods and the power coal plants to real science and economic issues. This was helpful because when one learns more about one’s community as well as its science, one is able to help the community advocate for justice. Chemical and scientific education fights against illiteracy about the social injustices harming the community and its people in a negative way.
In society today not everyone is literate upon what the term / issue ‘social justice’ is, I believe this is why we all don't have it. There are multiple ways to achieve social justice, many obstacles, some we overcome and some we continue to struggle with. Knowing what social justice is helps you achieve the goal of having it. It gives an influence upon several decisions that will either be positive or negative but with understanding what the term means will benefit the community. Sometimes the people who have less knowledge about social justice pertain to having more social disadvantages.