Overview
1. When we think about social justice, we think about fairness and equitable distribution of social goods.
Social policy research is the core of creating change. Rigorous research designs that display reliable and valid results can give a face to social inequities and can be used to encourage politicians to make changes.
My social justice research interests include the following:
Housing policies
Special education services
Food distribution programs for the elderly
I like to use qualitative designs to gain a deep insight into the human experience. For example, an open-ended question survey can be distributed to individuals in a community whose income is at or below the national poverty level to explore their experiences with fair housing attainment. A project that could explore the effects and implementation of the Fair Housing Act. If the research results indicate housing disparities, racism, etc., the outcomes could be used to advocate or lobby for needed policies.
2.Chapter 3 of your text book address the social inequities we in the US experience. Unfortunately, the US leads the world in some some inequities. A focus for me is income disparity and related healthcare accessibility and can be traced back to slavery.
When thinking about the US ranking top on this list of social disparities, reflect on:
Is this something you were already aware of?
What inequities do you think are the most important to address? Why?
The website "Pewresearch" has great articles on social justice and inequities. You may want to start your own discussion using an article from that site.