A) What Does the Term Social Justice Mean?

Introduction to the study topic of ‘Social Justice’.

Questions:

a)  What does the term Social Justice mean?

b)  Can people have differing opinions with regards to social issues?

c)  From your own knowledge, list 5 to 6 general topics that can be described as ‘Social Justice’ issues?

d)  From your own knowledge, list 5 to 6 famous issues and or events from the past that can be described as ‘Social Justice’ issues?

e)  Research and briefly outline 5 ‘Social Justice’ issues that currently being discussed within the Australian media? (Each issue should be outlined within its own paragraph of five to six sentences).

f)  Research and briefly outline the following terms and individual: (Each answer should be outlined within its own paragraph of five to six sentences).

1)  Suffragettes movement.

2)  Rosa Parks.

3)  Apartheid.

4)  Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines (FCAA).

5)  Germaine Greer.

6)  Greenpeace.

7)  The Velvet Revolution.

8)  The American Civil Rights Movement.

9)  Feminism.

10)  Mohandas Gandhi.

http://www.nonviolenceandsocialjustice.org/FAQs/What-is-Social-Justice/43/ Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, accessed 30/10/13.

For a definition of the term Social Justice.

What is Social Justice?

Social justice embodies the vision of a society that is equitable and in which all members are physically and psychologically safe.* Social justice also demands that all people have a right to basic human dignity and to have their basic economic needs met. Our commitment to social justice recognizes that health is affected by a host of social factors. It is not possible to address trauma and violence without also wrestling with poverty, racism, sexism, classism, homophobia and all other forms of stigma. Because of this, we cannot ignore deep seated inequalities as we seek answers to problems like violence and trauma. Rather, we must struggle with these problems clearly and honestly.

*From: Barry S. Levy and Victor Sidel. The nature of social injustice and its impact on public health, p.8. In: Social Injustice and Public Health, Barry S. Levy and Victor Sidel, editors. Oxford Press, 2006, 529 pp.

Marriage Equality (Same sex marriage).

1.  Define marriage equality (same sex marriage)?

2.  Why is marriage equality seen as a problematic issue within Australia?

3.  What countries have recently legalised same sex marriage?

4.  What is happening within the Australian Capital Territory, in relation to this issue?