Nowadays, many different acts and laws define social justice, including gender equality, observance of rights of sexual minorities, beliefs, and ethnicity issues. According to Hammack (2018), social justice is based on definitions of human behavior and social relationships and categories. Why does it happen today that the rights of some people are violated, and injustice takes place, and what to do about it?
Social justice is the basis for the existence of people on earth; humanity will destroy itself without it. Austin (2013) pointed out that justice is a kind of contract between two people who sacrifice some of their freedoms in exchange for social order. It is essential to understand that injustices happen when one person’s freedom does not end where the freedom of another begins. In other words, it is an infringement of liberty and human rights or social injustice.
The solution to this problem seems simple, although it turned out to be challenging to implement. If there is (for whatever reason) social inequality in a society, it must be corrected to serve the interests of the most oppressed groups of the population. Regardless of social status, place of work, skin color, gender, age, etc., every person should have equal rights and freedoms like anybody else, including freedom of speech, assembly, and conscience. The principle of equal opportunities – access to positions and government positions should be open to everyone without restrictions. In addition, to maintain social justice, people should be aware of the concept of critical social justice. This approach refers to theoretical models that initially recognize that society is unequal (Sensoy & Angelo 2017). It helps to solve the problem from its essence, which leads to an adequate reflection on the question.
References
Austin, M. J. (2013). Social justice and social work: Rediscovering a core value of the profession. (Vol. 1). Sage.
Hammack, P. L. (2018). The oxford handbook of social psychology and social justice. Oxford University Press.
Sensoy, O., & Angelo, R. (2017). Is everyone really equal? Teachers College Press.