Title: What is Social Justice? - Issues in Social Work
Headings: Introduction to Social Justice in Social Work
Introduction to Social Justice in Social Work
What Is Social Justice?
History of social justice
Why Is Social Justice Important?
Issues in social justice
What Is Social Justice in Social Work?
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Content: Introduction to Social Justice in Social Work
Social workers are passionate about serving others. They apply this passion to advocating for vulnerable groups of people like children, seniors and those with disabilities. Because of this, social work is tied to social justice, which often leads efforts to protect the rights of the previously mentioned groups. This article discusses what social justice is, why it’s important, and how social justice applies to the social work field. What Is Social Justice? Social justice has to do with the belief that all people should have equal rights and opportunity. However, there is a lot of confusion about what exactly this means. To more fully understand social justice, it helps to examine its history. History of social justice
The concept of social justice has religious roots
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, originating in 1843 from the Italian philosopher and priest Luigi Taparelli d’Azeglio, according to the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), a nonprofit educational organization. ISI notes that the Catholic Church formally adopted “social justice” as part of its teaching through Pope Pius XI’s 1931 encyclical, “ Quadragesimo Anno
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