Social justice

been diversity and social justice for the past four years, whether it be my coursework for my degree, my roles in the Department of Housing and Residence Life and my internship with Green Dot UCF. As an Interdisciplinary Studies major, I have been able to essentially create my own degree, giving myself the opportunity to pick my own areas of study and learn what I am passionate about. During this time, I was able to study many different aspects of diversity and social justice through my…

If I was to describe social justice I would describe it as a fair way for all no matter of the circumstances. With that be said I do feel that people have taken this too far. When I read the article about the book the 3 little pigs that what I mean by too far. We as a society read into things and have become a society of everything has to be “fair”. This means that everyone should get free education, food, housing, childcare and I just do not believe in that. If you look at the book the two pigs…

The term social justice means "the defense of human dignity by ensuring that essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all people." Jesuits are called to promote social justice and fight for all humans who are treated unequally because God created each and everyone of us in his image. One of the issues that affects social justice is abortion. Abortion is the termination of human life in the womb. Abortion is an issue because of how people in the world view…

A social problem that relates to social justice are the challenges and unawareness in the crisis of poverty. Poverty is a global issue that does not discriminate against race, ethnicity, gender, or social class, it can affect any home at any given time. According to the global issue, almost half of the world (3 billion people) live on less than $2.50 a day. Individuals and families are going malnourished and uncertain where their next meal is coming from. More families are losing their jobs and…

The emergence of social justice as an opponent of systemic racism abolished institutional racism and left individual racism as a weak, dying sign of ignorance. But, in all of its successes, social justice has failed to cure the black community of poverty—the problem to which black Americans’ disproportionate crime rate can ultimately be attributed. The figures of incarceration do not indicate that there is some corrupt, institutional racism driving the statistics; rather, they manifest a…

2016/12/16 Topic: 2a Social Justice Aristotle argues that rights exist only among freemen, and that law should be taken “Individuals should first be treated symmetrically with his wealth, followed by an equal relationship”. Social justice refers to a society in the sharing of responsibility, social status, and distribution of resources in line with the principles of justice. Social justice has different aspect. The one people really care about in today’s life is racial and ethnic justice…

The social justice issue that I chose to write about is that of the education gap. There are huge discrepancies in the learning experiences among students who are supposed to be getting “equal” education. By this, I mean to say that depending on where an individual resides, the schooling provided might be completely unbalanced. I have seen this firsthand because I have gone to a number of different schools. One of the biggest problems surrounding this issue is that it continually perpetuates…

Stories that relate to social justice are in the news constantly, ranging from how different races are treated by law enforcement all the way up to decisions that are being made by our president. The principle of social justice indicates that all people that are in the same circumstances should be treated equal and people in different situations have the right to be treated differently (Dolgoff, Harrington, & Loewenberg, 2012). The article I found is about President Trump reversing the…

Ignorance: Bliss or Misery? Social justice has been a popular topic since humans began to establish their rights and freedoms. While social justice can serve to help protect those who have been robbed of their rights or unfairly treated, it can also provoke thought about the nature of society as a whole. By exploring social justice issues through various mediums, such as the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the song Flawless by Beyonce, or the graphic novel Deogratias by Jean-Phillipe Stassen,…

Faith that Does Justice Around the globe, billions of people live without the very basic necessities of life; lacking of food, water, housing, education, and sanitation. According to World Centric researches, 1.2 billion (20%) of the world population now lives on less that $1/day, another 1.8 billion (30%) lives on less than $2/day, 800 million go to bed hungry every day, and 30,000 - 60,000 die each day from hunger alone. Controversy, there is an increasing accumulation of wealth and power,…