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    Hypocrisy and Modern Social Justice Culture The past 3-4 years have been very strange for culture regarding Social Justice and civil rights activism. As if from nowhere we now have feminists who care more about how men sit on a train than how Women are treated as chattel under certain traditionalist practices of Islam, activists who proclaim that all whites are inherently racist despite what they or any others do or say, and Antifascist organizations who brutalize any and all who have views counter

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    Advocacy and Social Justice Unfortunately the United States has a complex history with topics such as religion, race, language, and many more. In recent years, some regulations have paved the way for equal opportunity for all students regardless of the factors listed above. Reviewing past policies and changes will help us understand the importance of advocating for the oppression of those systems and helping promote social justice for our society. Religion’s role in education stemmed from two controversial

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    truth is all of these rights are centered on one big issue called social justice. Social has commonly been 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."(Robinson). Those that believe in a world where social justice exists are real leaders in my eyes. The reason being that I view

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    crime to biological, social, and cultural theories (Hendrix, 41). Specifically, the sociocultural theories (Hendrix 43) will be reviewed as different crimes are discussed. Yet, these sociocultural theories differ from each other, and this can become frustrating when both seem to be valid explanations of crime. In regards to these theories, it is necessary to gauge the comparative validity rather than seeing only one answer. Of the different types of criminal theory, Social Control Theory is the

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    Social justice is when every individual no matter age, race, gender, or any other factor is treated with the same amount of respect and is treated as equals. Everyone has the same opportunity to succeed and is treated fairly. In chapter one of the readings, it says that “our words are powerful, and engaging them critically and publicly with others will make us powerful as well”. Our words give us power, this is true no matter what age, race, or gender the speaker is, everyone is equal. This is how

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    increasingly diverse and globally connected. In order to meet the needs of an interconnected society, the American Counseling Association (ACA) endorsed the creation of multicultural and social justice competencies (Ratts, Singh, Butler, Nassar-McMillan, & McCullough, 2016). The Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) were developed in order to showcase the importance of integrating MSJCC into all aspects of the counseling profession. Originally, these competencies were geared

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    Social Justice and equity can give you the opportunities and rights as a human to be educated, to get a job, no matter the race, gender, your sexuality or age. No one should have to feel like they have no voice or freedom in this country. In America many of the opportunities of social justice and equity are given to each person while in other countries people are being corrupted and oppressed of their rights. I feel as if America gives anyone the freedom to be who they want to be and the right to

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    According to Oxford Dictionary, Social Justice is “justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society”. Simply put, it is the collective group of ideas and institutions that aim to achieve the most equitable form of society, with the main goal of these institutions being positive human development. The ideas and institutions that, theoretically, are meant to contribute toward social justice include health care, human rights in the workforce, education,

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    The Readings for Diversity and Social Justice did an excellent job of discussing the many perspectives and factors that come into play when dealing with the issues of oppression, as did the video Separate and Unequal revealed the ongoing struggle of desegregation of schools across the nation following the Civil Rights movements. But there was a fault that I personally felt prevented the whole story from being told. There was a missing perspective, the opinion of the middle class, and so I present

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    Essay Pols 205 By Amber Davis What I found to be the most important concept studied in class was justice. This is an important concept for me because it is something that we see everyday within our political and justice system. Justice is an important part of our politcal system because we choose people from this system to prevail over wrong and bring those who are found wrong, to punishment. Justice is something that brings us order, and that brings closure to those who have been taken advantage

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