A concept premised upon the belief that each individual and group within society is to be given equal opportunity, fairness, civil liberties and participation in the social, educational, economic, ins [..]

The practice of promoting and protecting human rights and responsibilities, with a particular emphasis on the economic and social rights of society’s most vulnerable groups.

The partial equalization of wealth and income to reach a more desirable outcome.

A concept based on a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and individuals and groups are given equal opportunity, fairness, civil liberties, and participation in the r [..]

The fair administration of laws without regard to ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, or class.

The concept that all people have the right to fair treatment and equal access to the benefits of society.

The distribution of burdens and benefits in a society - and the mechanisms by which this distribution comes about.

Social justice includes a vision of society in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure. Social justice involves social actors who have a sense of their own agency as well as a sense of social responsibility toward and with others and the society as a whole. Source: Mauriann [..]

Social justice is justice that follows the principle that all individuals and groups are entitle to fair and impartial treatment. Social justice attempts to prevent human rights abuses. Social justice [..]

fairness or equality especially in terms of state distribution of resources, opportunities, and benefits.

Being entitled to the same rights and services as all other citizens.

An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and Rights of all.

Structural change that increases opportunity for those who are least well off politically, economically, and socially. Social justice is grounded in the values and ideals of equity, access, and inclus [..]

Social justice is about fairness among human beings. Social justice is equivalent to social fairness. It is a phrase that refers to giving what is rightly due to an individual or group, team, or commu [..]

An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.

A goal and a process in which the distribution of resources is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure.  Begins with an acknowledgement that oppression and inequit [..]

Concerned less with what the formal law says and more with defining justice in terms of human rights. In other words, the different social circumstances of individuals' lives, levels of inequalit [..]

Social justice is concerned with barriers to fairness and equality in society due to economic oppression, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. Social justice in the classroom involves lea [..]

Educational philosophy that claims to promote educational and socio-economic equity for all learners in all educational settings by focusing attention on fairness and equity issues with regard to gend [..]

Refers to the concept of a society that gives individuals and groups fair treatment and an equitable share of the benefits of society. In this context, social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equity. Under social justice, all groups and individuals are entitled equally to important rights such as health protection and minimal st [..]

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(UUSJ) A Unitarian Universalist partnership of congregations, organizations and individuals in the Baltimore Washington & Northern Virginia area deeply committed to our religious principles of hu [..]

is both a process and a goal. The goal of social justice is full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of soc [..]

Refers to a worldview that calls for equality of consideration for all members of a society, regardless of colour, race, socioeconomic class, gender, age, or sexual preference (see also ecological justice)