Social Justice : Fair Treatment And Respect For Others

Social Justices engagement can be accomplished through a variety of different approaches including marches, non-violent resistance, labor unions and community organizing. Some important concepts that go with social justice are restorative justice, socialization and allyship. Social justice is possible if you have the right approach, community and if you have patience because with time society can see the truth that you see.

As an undergraduate student, I never imagined becoming a social worker. At that time, I did not have a complete understanding of all the aspects social work encompassed. I was also unaware of the various pathways social work had. Now, to my understanding, social workers are aiming for social and economic justice. Social justice leads to greater social welfare and social change. Social work also aims to help those who face various hardships. Situational, cultural, ethnic diversity and intellectual abilities each play a role. I have come to look at social justice comparable to the American philosopher John Rawls. Both Rawls and I view social justice as a safeguard to members of society who are at a disadvantage. It works to secure equal access to liberties, rights, and opportunities. When denial of liberties and basic human rights is clear, we are looking at the face of injustice. Social justice aims to provide members of society facing injustice the necessary opportunities. Social welfare can be of help to any population: men, women, the elderly, and children. Every race, ethnicity, and religion. Immigrants, veterans, the mentally ill, the mentally disabled and so on. Through my experiences, I have decried multi folds denied liberties and opportunities. I look at these people and ask myself, "What can society do to help them? What can I do to help them? What resources are available to them? How can we meet these people in the position they are and help them overcome?" These

According to the NASW Code of Ethics, social justice means upholding the conditions that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits, regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups. This means that regardless of any differences, every person should receive the same treatment. For instance, an elderly person and a growing family, a black person and a white person, a homeless person and a person who has a place to stay, all deserve the same treatment. All of these people deserve the same access to help.

Social justice is a significant topic known all too well in today's society. The topic can be defined as promoting a just society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. It exists when all people share a common humanity and therefore have a right to equitable treatment, support for their human rights, and a fair allocation of community resources. People sometimes say that justice is when bad guys get punished, the good guys get rewarded and that everyone gets a fair go. However, what transpires when society itself is the 'bad guy'?

Social justice is the fairness or reasonableness of proper and fair treatment, especially when it comes to the way people are treated or how decisions are made, with its major focus and concern for human well-being, which needs a thoughtful commitment to the public’s health. To assure that right actions and decisions are taken to protect, promote, and provide for the

Social justice is defined as promoting a society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. It exists when all people share a common humanity; therefore, they have a right to equitable treatment, support for their human rights, and a fair distribution of community resources. In conditions of social justice, people are not to be discriminated against their welfare and well being based on the gender, sexuality, religion, race, disability, social class, or other characteristic of background or group membership.

Throughout society we have always been told to help those in need no matter what the situation might be. But these days it seems as if the only reason people help those in need is because they usually want something in return such as social approval and recognition for their help or if they don’t help they’ll face legal consequences due to their lack of action such as seeing crime occurring and not responding. According to Peter Singer we have a duty to render aid to others, and I agree with that because if that was you in that person’s position you would want someone to help you. The origin of this duty derives from our basic principles as humans to help those that need help if we have the ability to do so. Also because everyone will

“Hidden Figures” is where three women are passed as just one race and they persevered against the peoples odds. These women became a big part of history and culture, like Mary Jackson was the first African American Engineer to graduate from an all white school. Women were facing as great amount of discrimination during the 1950s. “Hidden Figures” highlights the importance points that provides us with gender roles. “Hidden Figures” is a powerful example of issues within social justice.

Social justice is the even and fair distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. This means that everyone should have equal opportunities no matter their race, background or upbringing.

What does the phrase ‘social justice’ mean? Is it fairness in terms of social life? Equity in the way people are treated within a community? Or even simply, justice for those who are social? Oxford Dictionary describes social justice as “ justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society,” (Social Justice). Economically, this can mean that monetary resources are evenly distributed throughout the general public. The equal opportunity aspect of social justice can mean that everyone received a fair chance to participate in something. Finally, social justice looks to bring the same privileges to everyone, regardless of background, race, class, gender, or anything else that can be discriminatory. One issue of social justice that I’d like to focus on would be the treatment of those who suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBI). More specifically, focusing on the assistance currently being given to soldiers who suffer from TBI after they return from war. In order to bring about better social justice for soldiers who suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), current programs helping the injured to transition back to civilian life need to be adapted to better support troops.

Social Justice Equally Distributed? Social justice is defined as’’... promoting a just society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity.’ It exists when all people share a common humanity so therefore they have the right to equitable treatment, support for their human rights, and a fair allocation of community resources. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Oppression consists of an individual or group limiting another’s actions or choices, and exists in many forms, including violence, intimidation, laws, and social exclusion. I believe oppression stems from the belief that a group of individuals – or sole individuals – are better than, or worth more as humans than others. With this presumption the oppressor constrains the oppressed by limiting their rights, intimidating them as to prevent them from acting in a certain way, or ostracizing them in a social setting.

What does Social Justice mean? Well in my opinion it is not as simple as I once thought it was. In today’s times it has gotten cloudy and disheartening for me to see the actions of others played out on our televisions or computers. So, I have asked myself: how do we, as Academic Advisors, treat others or how would we treat others? According to the Business Dictionary, social justice is, “the fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural law that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, possessions, race, religion, etc., are to be treated equally and without prejudice” (BusinessDictionary.com). I have seen a fair share of justice

Social Justice is defined as “The fair distribution of society’s benefits and responsibilities and their consequences. It focuses on the relative position of one social group in relation to others in society, as well as the root causes of disparities and what can be done to eliminate them” CNA (as cited in CNO, 2009). Social Justice is very important in community health care. A healthcare worker/Nurse makes relationship with several different patients in the community who are divided based on age, sex, ethnicity, culture and more. It is important for the nurse to provide care by following all the attributes of social Justice. The definition above provides the importance of each attribute and one of the important attribute of social justice which is Equity (health equity). Health Equity is defined as “A component of a fair and just society is equitable access and fair distribution of the conditions required for good health” (Abbass Dick, 2016). “Equity” is different than “equally”. When we say equally, everything is divided in equal amount between everyone despite what they have or not but in equity everything is in fair amount. It’s given to those who are in need, some who has they share are not given. In this RCA I will reflecting on how employees of Brampton Civic Hospital are treated with Equity and how nurses provided ethical care based on culture, beliefs and health status of the employee at Occupational Health.

As social workers, we have the responsibility to recognize and challenge social and economic injustices that too often affect the client system well-being. Even Today, the proposal to repeal The Affordable Health Care Act has captivated the attention of many as the changes could potentially negatively affect the poor. As a social worker, I am concerned because many of my clients parallel to Ms. Buttercup situation could develop a heighten level of stress because they fear the loss of health care coverage.