EDUC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 31: Distributive Justice
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Social justice gained acceptance as a legitimate educational aim at different levels of the educational system, including in the elementary and secondary curriculum. Assume a natural , universal quality, when in fact it represents a particular liberal- capitalist worldview. Feminists provided critiques; universal quality of social contract theory obscured then taken-for-granted institutionalized sexism that informed and supported a patriarchal view of justice. Social justice goes beyond distributive justice and addresses fundamental issues of oppression and domination. Social justice education is a praxis that includes a theoretical amount of domination and privilege, as well as practical strategies for changing social institutions. Ex: schools are primary sites because they reproduce inequality.
