Is it achievable Is it even desirable Origins of Social Justice Social scientists believe that the idea of fairness is instinctive in humans However while there are universal principles of justice what it looks like varies from culture to culture and from group to group within society ID: 652664
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Social Justice
Is it instinctive?
Is it achievable?
Is it even desirable?Slide2
Origins of Social Justice
Social scientists believe that the idea of fairness is instinctive in humans
However, while there are universal principles of justice, what it looks like varies from culture to culture and from group to group within society
Our ideas about what constitutes justice varies over timeWhat does it mean to you?Slide3
Principles of Social Justice (John Rawls)
Two principles are necessary for social justice:
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Equal basic liberty for all2) The Difference Principle: inequality is allowed if it benefits everybodySlide4
Social Movements
Humans do not always achieve social justice
The need to achieve social justice drives social movements
Social movements are groups of people organized to achieve social change or social justice (in some cases, to defend the status quo).Example: the Civil Rights Movement of the USA (1950s-60s); Roe v. WadeSlide5
Types of Social Movement
Revolutionary
: attempts to build a new society
American Revolution; Communist Revolution; Protestant ReformationReformative: attempts to change a specific part of societyWomen’s Liberation Movement; Gay Rights, Idle No More (on right
)Redemptive: Attempts to change peopleReligious conversionAlternative: attempts limited changes in peopleMADD
Change People
Change Society
Complete Change
Revolutionary
Redemptive
Specific Change
Reformative
AlternativeSlide6
Why bother?Slide7
Stages 4 & 5 (Congo & the Holocaust)