social justice
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Summary
social justice is an essentially contested concept[1]. It draws 3,993 Wikipedia views per month (essentially contested concept category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: human rights[3]
- Instance of: sociological concept[4], normative ethics[5]
- Subclass of: justice[6], ethics[7], law[8]
- Part of: political philosophy[9], social philosophy[10]
- Commons category: Social justice[11]
- Opposite of: social injustice[12], discrimination[13], racism[14], sexism[15]
- Has part(s): distributive justice[16], social protection[17], working conditions[18], anti-discrimination[19]
- Inception: 1840[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Social justice[21]
- Main subject: A Theory of Justice[22]
- Described by source: Red Blue Translator[23]
- Has effect: social movement[24], civil rights movement[25], labor movement[26], feminist movement[27]
- Different from: La Justice sociale[28]
- P14483: j/justicia-social[29]
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Influence
Things named for social justice include reproductive justice[30], a human rights[31] and World Day of Social Justice[32], a world day[33], founded in 2009[34].
Why It Matters
social justice has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
It has been cited as an influence by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel[37], a publishing house[38], in Israel[39], founded in 1988[40], headquartered in Tel Aviv[41].
Entities named for it include reproductive justice[30], a human rights[31] and World Day of Social Justice[32], a world day[33], founded in 2009[34].
FAQs
Who did social justice influence?
social justice has been cited as an influence by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel[37].