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   injustice

   /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

   noun

   • 1. lack of fairness or justice: "she was taken aback by the injustice of Nora's remark"
   • ▪ an unjust act or occurrence: "brooding over life's injustices" Similar unfairnessunjustnessinequitycorruptioncrueltybrutalitytyrannydespotismrepressionsuppressionexploitationbiasprejudicebigotryfavouritismpartialityone-sidednessdiscriminationpartisanshipintolerancewronginjuryoffenceunjust actevilvillainycrimesininiquitymisdeedoutrageatrocityscandaldisgracemonstrosityaffrontgrievanceOpposite justice

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin injustitia, from in- ‘not’ + justus ‘just, right’.

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   What is a sense of injustice?

   • For this reason, the name “sense of injustice” seems much to be preferred. What then would be meant by “justice” in the context of the approach adopted in this book? The answer would appear to be: not a state, but a process; not a condition, but an action.

   Doing justice: Moving from the pain and trauma of injustice to healing

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   Is injustice a human issue?

   • This is not just a justice issue; it is also a human issue. Second, justice scholars need to view injustice as creating a “justice journey,” in which the focus is on facilitating movement from the pain and trauma of injustice to healing.

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   What is addressing injustice?

   • Accordingly, addressing injustice is not simply about overcoming inequities (e.g., distributive injustice), but also about addressing the systems and procedures that perpetuate the injustice (e.g., procedural injustice), as well as treatment that does not uphold people's dignity (e.g., interactional injustice).

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   What does “doing justice” mean?

   • (Edmond Cahn) Taking the lens of injustice, our focus in this paper has been to “break the silence” about the pain and trauma of injustice. By focusing on the pain and trauma of injustice, we introduced “doing justice” as being central for healing from injustice and advancing toward a just society.

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   What is the human response to injustice?

   • Where justice is thought of in the customary manner as an ideal mode or condition, the human response will be merely contemplative, and contemplation bakes no loaves. But the response to a real or imagined instance of injustice is something quite different; it is alive with movement and warmth in the human organism.

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   Is injustice a psychological or social wound?

   • (Gary Allen) Injustice can create psychological and/or social “wounds” ( Barclay & Skarlicki, 2009; Bies & Tripp, 2002 ). Indeed, injustice is often described as a violation of one's dignity ( Miller, 2001) and sacred sense of self ( Bies, 2001) that can create “white hot and burning” pain ( Mikula, 1986; Tripp & Bies, 2009 ).

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   Jun 7, 2024 · The answer would appear to be: not a state, but a process; not a condition, but an action. “Justice,” as we shall use the term, means the active process of remedying or preventing what would arouse the sense of injustice.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · A basic definition of economic inequality refers to the disparities in incomes and wealth in a society.

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   Jun 21, 2024 · racism, the belief that humans may be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races”; that there is a causal link between inherited physical traits and traits of personality, intellect, morality, and other cultural and behavioral features; and that some races are innately superior to others.

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   2 days ago · Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g. apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · discrimination, the intended or accomplished differential treatment of persons or social groups for reasons of certain generalized traits. The targets of discrimination are often minorities, but they may also be majorities, as black people were under apartheid in South Africa.

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   5 days ago · the practice of being unjust or unfair.