Social Justice
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1. Clearly define social justice. Discuss the various elements of social justice such as practices, behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that are displayed that symbolize social justice.
2. Describe five specific events/political issues/ economic issues/ religious issues/ educational issues that occur within the United States that display stagnation in movement toward a more socially just world. Be sure to identify the particular cultural group (s) that is directly impacted by these.
3. Describe how you have personally been impacted by social justice movements. Be sure to describe a)- how you first became aware of social justice, b)- a time in your life when you witnessed social justice not occurring and how it impacted you as well as those around you and c)- a time when you witnessed social justice occurring and how that impacted you as well as those around you.
4. Apply what you have learned about social justice to your future professional role (i.e. teacher, speech pathologist, coach, counselor etc). Identify a minimum of 8 specific things you can personally do in your profession and life to ensure social justice.