Social Justice : Theories, Issues, and Movements
Loretta Capeheart (Author), Dragan Milovanovic (Author)
An eye for an eye, the balance of scales?for centuries, these and other traditional concepts exemplified the public?s perception of justice. Today, popular culture, including television shows like Law and Order, informs the public?s vision. But do age-old symbols, portrayals in the media, and existing systems truly represent justice in all of its nuanced forms, or do we need to think beyond these notions?. In Social Justice: Theories, Issues, and Movements, Loretta Capeheart and Dragan Milovanovic respond to the need for a comprehensive introduction to this topic. The authors argue that common conceptions of criminal justice--which accept, for the most part, a politically established definition of crime--are too limited. Instead, they show the relevancy of history, political economy, culture, critique, and cross-cultural engagement to the advancement of justice
1 online resource (272 pages)
9780813541686, 0813541689
437192947
Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part I: Explorations in Social Justice; Chapter 2: Conceptions of Justice: Classic and Modern Forms; Chapter 3: Distributive Justice; Chapter 4: Retributive Justice; Chapter 5: Toward Transformative Justice; Part II: Issues in Social Justice; Chapter 6: Multiculturalism, Globalism, and Challenges to Developing Forms of Justice; Chapter 7: Environmental and Ecological Justice; Chapter 8: Indigenous/Postcolonial Forms of Justice; Chapter 9: Postmodern Forms of Justice; Part III: Struggles for Social Justice; Chapter 10: Legal Struggles and Social Justice. Chapter 11: Justice and Grassroots StrugglesChapter 12: Emerging Conceptions of Justice in a Global Arena; Chapter 13: Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; About the Authors
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