Our Definition of Social JusticeTo us, social justice means this: raising awareness, and advocating against oppression in the system by bridging the gap between poverty and power, and eliminating racism, sexism etc.
Through this journal, our class is going to shed light onto problems in the world, those of which are presently occurring. Within the journal you will read about topics from authors whom we have spent a lot of time concentrating on their principles and beliefs. These writers can be known as Chimamanda Adichie, Safiya Noble, Charles Taylor, Bell Hooks, John Stuart Mill, and Iris Young. Through the help of their ideology we have found events to write about and bring more attention to with the help of these peoples writings. Some topics that you will find in these journals are: the effects of a single story, violence, oppression, powerlessness, marginalization, and the solution to an issue. Emily Minner Danielle Collins Jesus Duenas Rhyan Gillard Kawashiorkor Junearick |
Marginalization
Marginalization can be concerned to as a social disadvantage and relegation to society. When certain needs of a group are ignored, and made to seem not as important as other “higher up” groups. This can affect minorities, disabled, poor, or just anyone that does not fit into the social standards of our society. It also can include people that are not getting fair treatment because of biased judgments that people have towards a certain group of people.
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Single Stories
A single story has the ability to make or break a group of people and/or individuals. It's exactly like looking into a mirror to which the people who are being talked about, cannot look right back at you. Single stories are unfair and unjust because it shows only one side to a more complex story about a person or group of people. It can lead to people to have prejudices about other individuals.
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ViolenceViolence is most commonly defined as a form of abuse. It is the use of physical force to intentionally harm someone or something. Not only is violence considered to be a physical act; it can also be a mental act as well.
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Oppression
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