social justice

concept that discrimination recognized in society should be remedied
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social justice

Summary

social justice is an essentially contested concept[1]. It draws 3,089 Wikipedia views per month (essentially_contested_concept category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • social justice was influenced by human rights[3].
  • social justice's instance of is recorded as essentially contested concept[4].
  • social justice's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[5].
  • social justice's instance of is recorded as normative ethics[6].
  • social justice is a type of justice[7].
  • social justice is a type of ethics[8].
  • social justice is part of political philosophy[9].
  • social justice is part of social philosophy[10].
  • social justice's Commons category is recorded as Social justice[11].
  • social justice is the opposite of social injustice[12].
  • social justice is the opposite of discrimination[13].
  • social justice is the opposite of racism[14].
  • social justice is the opposite of sexism[15].
  • social justice comprises distributive justice[16].
  • social justice comprises social protection[17].
  • social justice comprises working conditions[18].
  • social justice comprises anti-discrimination[19].
  • 1840 marks the founding of social justice[20].
  • social justice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Social justice[21].
  • social justice's main subject is A Theory of Justice[22].
  • social justice's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[23].
  • social justice's has effect is recorded as social movement[24].
  • social justice's has effect is recorded as civil rights movement[25].
  • social justice's has effect is recorded as labor movement[26].
  • social justice's has effect is recorded as feminist movement[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include essentially contested concept[4], sociological concept[5], and normative ethics[6]. Recorded subclass of include justice[7] and ethics[8]. Recorded opposite of include social injustice[12], discrimination[13], racism[14], and sexism[15].

Origins

1840 marks the founding of social justice[20].

Use and Application

Components include distributive justice[16], an ethical concept[28]; social protection[17], a topic[29]; working conditions[18], a sociological concept[30]; and anti-discrimination[19]. Part of include political philosophy[9], a branch of philosophy[31] and social philosophy[10], a branch of philosophy[32].

Movements and Schools

social justice was influenced by human rights[3].

Influence

Things named for social justice include reproductive justice[33], a human rights[34] and World Day of Social Justice[35], a world day[36], founded in 2009[37].

Why It Matters

social justice draws 3,089 Wikipedia views per month (essentially_contested_concept category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

It has been cited as an influence by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel[40], a publishing house[41], in Israel[42], founded in 1988[43], headquartered in Tel Aviv[44].

Entities named for it include reproductive justice[33], a human rights[34] and World Day of Social Justice[35], a world day[36], founded in 2009[37].

FAQs

Who did social justice influence?

social justice has been cited as an influence by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Q3209920
    Main subject A Theory of Justice
    Subclass of justice, ethics
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