"Social justice is justice in relation to a fair balance in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals's rights are recognized and protected."
The topic of Social Justice and Activism in Media Studies and Critical Race Theory focuses on examining the role of media in promoting and mobilizing social justice movements while challenging systemic inequalities and advocating for marginalized communities.
Intersectionality: The concept that social identities intersect and compound to produce unique experiences of oppression and privilege.
Privilege: Unearned advantages based on various social identities, including race, gender, sexuality, and class.
Oppression: Systematic and institutionalized mistreatment of marginalized groups.
Microaggressions: Subtle, everyday actions and statements that reflect prejudice and reinforce stereotypes.
Cultural appropriation: The adoption or use of elements from a culture that is not one's own without permission or understanding of their significance.
Allyship: The active participation in promoting and advocating for social justice for marginalized groups.
Institutional racism: Racism that is embedded in the policies and practices of institutions and organizations.
White supremacy: The belief in the inherent superiority of the white race and the systems and structures that promote it.
Police brutality: The excessive use of force by law enforcement against marginalized communities, often resulting in injury or death.
Representation in media: The importance of accurate and diverse representation of multiple identities and experiences in media.
Stereotypes: Oversimplified and generalized beliefs or attitudes about a group of people, often perpetuating harmful biases and discrimination.
Gender identity and expression: The social, cultural, and psychological aspects of gender that impact individuals’ experiences, including transgender and non-binary identities.
Systematic sexism: Discrimination and oppression of people based on their gender, often enforced by social and institutional norms and practices.
Disability rights: Advocacy for equal treatment and opportunities for people with disabilities, often addressing systemic ableism and discrimination.
Environmental justice: Concerns about the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation and pollution on marginalized communities.
Prison industrial complex: The interconnected network of public and private institutions and industries that profit from the mass incarceration of mostly Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.
Queer liberation: The struggle for the social and political liberation of the LGBTQ+ community, often including intersectionality with other marginalized identities.
Feminism: Advocating for gender equality and challenging gender-based discrimination and violence against individuals of all genders.
LGBTQ+ Rights: Advocating for the equal rights and treatment of individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Environmentalism: Advocating for the protection and restoration of the environment, natural resources, and wildlife.
Racial Justice: Advocating for the elimination of racism, discrimination, and prejudice against individuals of various races and ethnicities.
Disability Rights: Advocating for equal rights and treatment of all individuals regardless of their physical, mental, or cognitive abilities.
Immigration Rights: Advocating for the fair treatment and protection of immigrants regardless of their nationality, status, or legal standing.
Indigenous Rights: Advocating for the protection and recognition of indigenous peoples and their cultural heritage.
Anti-war Movements: Advocating for the reduction or elimination of war, conflict, and violence between nations or groups.
Labor Rights: Advocating for fair working conditions, fair wages, and the protection of workers' rights.
Animal Rights: Advocating for the ethical treatment and protection of animals and their habitats.
"The concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fulfill their societal roles and receive their due from society."
"The emphasis has been on the breaking of barriers for social mobility, the creation of safety nets, and economic justice."
"Social justice assigns rights and duties in the institutions of society, which enables people to receive the basic benefits and burdens of cooperation."
"The relevant institutions often include taxation, social insurance, public health, public school, public services, labor law and regulation of markets, to ensure distribution of wealth, and equal opportunity."
"Interpretations that relate justice to a reciprocal relationship to society are mediated by differences in cultural traditions, some of which emphasize the individual responsibility toward society and others the equilibrium between access to power and its responsible use."
"Reinterpreting historical figures such as Bartolomé de las Casas."
"Gender, ethnic, and social equality, advocating justice for migrants, prisoners, the environment, and the physically and developmentally disabled."
"Classical and Christian philosophical sources, from Plato and Aristotle to Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas."
"The term social justice finds its earliest uses in the late 18th century, albeit with unclear theoretical or practical meanings."
"The term was popularized generically through the writings of Antonio Rosmini-Serbati."
"Progressive Era American legal scholars, particularly Louis Brandeis and Roscoe Pound."
"From the early 20th century it was also embedded in international law and institutions."
"John Rawls in A Theory of Justice (1971)."
"The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action treats social justice as a purpose of human rights education."
"The use of the term was early on subject to accusations of redundancy and of rhetorical flourish."
"Luigi Taparelli coined and defined the term in a natural law social scientific treatise, establishing the natural law principle."
"Social justice is invoked today in efforts for gender, ethnic, and social equality, advocating justice for migrants, prisoners, the environment, and the physically and developmentally disabled."
"Social justice was made central to the philosophy of the social contract."
"Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice."