The Catholic Social Imagination

The Catholic Social Imagination
Author: Joseph M. Palacios
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2008-11-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0226645029

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The reach of the Catholic Church is arguably greater than that of any other religion, extending across diverse political, ethnic, class, and cultural boundaries. But what is it about Catholicism that resonates so profoundly with followers who live under disparate conditions? What is it, for instance, that binds parishioners in America with those in Mexico? For Joseph M. Palacios, what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic—a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world. In The Catholic Social Imagination, Palacios gives readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one’s faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, Mexico, Palacios reveals parallels—and contrasts—in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice. Whether they are building a supermarket for the low-income elderly or waging protests to promote school reform, these parishioners provide important insights into the construction of the Catholic social imagination. Throughout, Palacios also offers important new cultural and sociological interpretations of Catholic doctrine on issues such as poverty, civil and human rights, political participation, and the natural law.

Justicia Social

Justicia Social
Author: Santiago I. Nudelman
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1953
Genre: Argentina
ISBN:

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Addressing Inequality from a Human Rights Perspective

Addressing Inequality from a Human Rights Perspective
Author: Belique, Ana María
Publisher: Djusticia
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2019-08-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9585441918

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This book points to an emerging set of ideas and practices being developed by activists, scholars, and courts from a range of countries that reveals the potential of human rights to resolve other radical injustices and to build more robust civil society movements against inequality and deregulation. Numerous countries around the globe are witnessing a similar experience in their modern political contexts: democratic tools and human rights instruments—which have facilitated undeniable improvements in the lives of millions—are proving largely insufficient for preventing extreme forms of exclusion. In other words, while human rights have played a fundamental role in highlighting inequalities based on factors such as gender and ethnic and racial identity, they have coexisted alongside persistent socioeconomic injustices and the rise of authoritarian populist governments that are jeopardizing human rights institutions and principles worldwide. Against this panorama, some are arguing that the human rights movement is incapable of warding off social injustice, while others are calling for a separation of the human rights and social movements. This book offers a third way: it points to an emerging set of ideas and practices being developed by activists, scholars, and courts from a range of countries that reveals the potential of human rights to resolve other radical injustices and to build more robust civil society movements against inequality and deregulation. Descripción tomada de: https://www.dejusticia.org/publication/adressing-inequality-from-a-human-rights-perspective/

Principles of Social Justice

Principles of Social Justice
Author: David Miller
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2001-09-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0674266129

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Social justice has been the animating ideal of democratic governments throughout the twentieth century. Even those who oppose it recognize its potency. Yet the meaning of social justice remains obscure, and existing theories put forward by political philosophers to explain it have failed to capture the way people in general think about issues of social justice. This book develops a new theory. David Miller argues that principles of justice must be understood contextually, with each principle finding its natural home in a different form of human association. Because modern societies are complex, the theory of justice must be complex, too. The three primary components in Miller’s scheme are the principles of desert, need, and equality. The book uses empirical research to demonstrate the central role played by these principles in popular conceptions of justice. It then offers a close analysis of each concept, defending principles of desert and need against a range of critical attacks, and exploring instances when justice requires equal distribution and when it does not. Finally, it argues that social justice understood in this way remains a viable political ideal even in a world characterized by economic globalization and political multiculturalism. Accessibly written, and drawing upon the resources of both political philosophy and the social sciences, this book will appeal to readers with interest in public policy as well as to students of politics, philosophy, and sociology.

Essays in Social Justice

Essays in Social Justice
Author: Thomas Nixon Carver
Publisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1915
Genre: Economics
ISBN:

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What is justice?- The ultimate basis of social conflict.- The principle of self-centered appreciation commonly called self-interest.- The forms of human conflict.- Economic competition.- How ought wealth to be distributed?- How much is a man worth?- Interest.- Socialism and the present unrest.- Constructive democracy.- The single tax.- The question of inheritance.- The question of monopoly.- The cure for poverty.- The responsibility of the rich for the condition of the poor.- Social service.- How ought the burdens of taxation to be distributed?

Justice

Justice
Author: Ronald L. Cohen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1489935118

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Ronald L. Cohen Justice is a central moral standard in social life. It is invoked in judging individual persons and in judging the basic structure of societies. It has been described as akin to a "human hunger or thirst" (Pascal, Pensees, cited in Hirschman, 1982, p. 91), "more powerful than any physical hunger, and endlessly resilient" (Pitkin, 1981, p. 349). The most prominent contemporary theory of justice proceeds from the claim that justice is "the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is systems of thought" (Rawls, 1971, p. 3). However, as the following chapters demonstrate, justice has a complex and controversial history. If, as has been claimed, justice is a central category of human thought and a central aspect of human motivation, can it also be the case that to invoke justice is no more than "banging on the table: an emotional expression which turns one's demand into an absolute postulate" (Ross, 1959, p. 274)? If justice is the first virtue of social institutions, can the concept of social or economic justice at the same time be "entirely empty and meaningless" so that any attempt to employ it is "either thoughtless or fraudulent" (Hayek, 1976, pp. xi-xii)? In a formal sense, justice concerns ensuring that each person receives what she or he is due.

Education and Social Justice

Education and Social Justice
Author: J. Zajda
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2006-09-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1402047223

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This book explores the problematic relationship between education, social justice and the State, against the background of comparative education research. The book critiques the status quo of stratified school systems, and the unequal distribution of cultural capital and value added schooling. The authors address one of today’s most pressing questions: Are social, economic and cultural divisions between the nations, between school sectors, between schools and between students growing or declining?

Que es la justicia social?

Que es la justicia social?
Author: Benvenuto Donati
Publisher: UNAM
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2004
Genre:
ISBN: 9789703221691

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Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Total Pages: 610
Release:
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ISBN:

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