Social Lead
What is social change?
Social change builds community-based responses that address underlying social problems on an individual, institutional, community, national and/or international level. Social change can change attitudes, behaviors, laws, policies and institutions to better reflect values of inclusion, fairness, diversity and opportunity. Social change involves a collective action of individuals who are closest to the social problems to develop solutions that address social issues. 1 Example: Casa de Esperanza is a Latina based organization in Saint Paul that focuses on mobilizing Latinas to end domestic violence and abuse. The social change it works on in changing systems of domestic violence and abuse in the Latino community. The systems in place can be: notions of manhood, gender, language, and family.
What is social justice?
Social justice is the distribution of benefits and how they are allocated in society. It is thought of as a society that affords individuals and groups fair treatment and a just share of the benefits of society. Social justice is often equated with the concepts of human rights and equality. Because the word justice can be vague, ambiguous, and subjective, individuals in a society can have different ideas of social justice and what “just” means. Example: Economic issues, particularly the disparity between the rich and the poor can be seen as a social justice issue. In 2005, the top 20% of households accounted for a record 50.4% of the national income, up from 49.8% in 2000 and 43.2% in 1970. In contrast, the bottom fifth’s share fell from 4.4% in 1970 to 3.6% in 2000 to 3.4% in 2005.2 This can be seen as a social justice issue because the benefits of society are allocated in an unjust way.
What is social service?
Social services are seen as organized efforts and/or services that help to improve and advance social well being. Social services can be providing meals, shelter, food, clothing, programs for youth and adults, health
Social change builds community-based responses that address underlying social problems on an individual, institutional, community, national and/or international level. Social change can change attitudes, behaviors, laws, policies and institutions to better reflect values of inclusion, fairness, diversity and opportunity. Social change involves a collective action of individuals who are closest to the social problems to develop solutions that address social issues. 1 Example: Casa de Esperanza is a Latina based organization in Saint Paul that focuses on mobilizing Latinas to end domestic violence and abuse. The social change it works on in changing systems of domestic violence and abuse in the Latino community. The systems in place can be: notions of manhood, gender, language, and family.
What is social justice?
Social justice is the distribution of benefits and how they are allocated in society. It is thought of as a society that affords individuals and groups fair treatment and a just share of the benefits of society. Social justice is often equated with the concepts of human rights and equality. Because the word justice can be vague, ambiguous, and subjective, individuals in a society can have different ideas of social justice and what “just” means. Example: Economic issues, particularly the disparity between the rich and the poor can be seen as a social justice issue. In 2005, the top 20% of households accounted for a record 50.4% of the national income, up from 49.8% in 2000 and 43.2% in 1970. In contrast, the bottom fifth’s share fell from 4.4% in 1970 to 3.6% in 2000 to 3.4% in 2005.2 This can be seen as a social justice issue because the benefits of society are allocated in an unjust way.
What is social service?
Social services are seen as organized efforts and/or services that help to improve and advance social well being. Social services can be providing meals, shelter, food, clothing, programs for youth and adults, health