scholarly journals Work-Life Integration and Social Policy: A Social Justice Theory and Gender Equity Approach to Work and Family

2004 ◽  
pp. 343-366
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Social Justice Theory ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Beings Who Are Becoming: Enhancing Social Justice Literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Breunig
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Experiential Education ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Core Values ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Social Justice Theory ◽  
Outdoor Experiential Education ◽  
And Gender

Background: The Association for Experiential Education identifies social justice as one of its core values. One recent state of knowledge paper explored the confluence of outdoor experiential education and social justice. Social justice theory embraces the idea that social identities do not exist independently. Rather, race, class, sexuality, skin color, and gender (among other identities) exist in intersectionality. Purpose: This article adopts an intersectional approach to review relevant literature and to provide narrative illustrations that offer insights into the concept of social justice literacy. Methodology/Approach: The article is conceptual and adopts an intersectional approach, highlighting relevant literature, theories, and narratives. Findings/Conclusions: The article illuminates prevalent issues and offers practical insights for facilitators and educators on how to enhance social justice literacy and praxes. Implications: The article provides opportunities for outdoor experiential educators to better understand their own privilege and to develop new understandings and actionable behaviors.

scholarly journals Beyond ‘Juggling’ and ‘Flexibility’: Classed and Gendered Experiences of Combining Employment and Motherhood

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Interview Research ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Uk

This paper proposes that there is a need to push beyond the popular discourses of ‘flexibility’ and ‘work-life balance’. Developing a feminist-Bourdieuian approach and drawing on three illustrative case studies from my interview research with 27 mothers in the UK, I show the importance of maintaining a focus on class and gender inequalities. In the first part of the paper the concepts of capitals, dependencies and habitus which shaped, and were shaped by, this interview research are discussed. An analysis of three women's accounts of their experiences across work and family life is then used to illustrate that although these women all used terms such as ‘flexibility’ and ‘juggling’ in describing their work, the experience of that work was crucially influenced by their histories and current positioning. Tracing each of these women's trajectories from school, attention is focused on the influence of differential access to capitals and relations of dependency in the emergence of their dispositions toward work. Overall, the paper points to the significance of examining the classed and gendered dimensions of women's experiences of employment and motherhood.

Researching Social Justice Aspects of Intellectual Property

2021 ◽  
pp. 671-684
Author(s):  
Lateef Mtima ◽  
Steven D. Jamar
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Social Justice Theory ◽  
Ip Law

This chapter provides a brief introduction to intellectual property (IP) social justice theory and guidance on how to research social justice issues in IP. Included are tips for finding social justice issues in IP law and administration; a toolkit for addressing such issues; and examples of the process in use. IP social justice examines IP law and administration to determine rules and processes that adversely affect equality with particular focus on access to IP; inclusion in the benefits that flow from IP creation, use, and exploitation; and empowerment of marginalized groups within society who are not fully benefiting from both IP they have generated and use of IP created by others. This chapter provides tips on spotting and addressing IP social justice issues both with respect to implementation and with respect to normative aspects.

Social Justice Theory

2018 ◽  
pp. 3688-3696
Author(s):  
Sally M. Hage ◽  
Erin E. Ring ◽  
Melanie M. Lantz
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Social Justice Theory

scholarly journals Turnaround Learner Discipline Practices through Epistemic Social Justice in Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudzani Israel Lumadi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Discipline Practices ◽  
Social Justice Theory

Researchers claim that learner discipline has continued to be a problem in schools since corporal punishment was outlawed in public schools in South Africa. It is evident that teachers have a vital role to play in the improvement of learner discipline in schools. An interpretivist qualitative approach was adopted to investigate learner discipline practices as perceived by teachers in South African public schools. A sample of 10 (3 principals, 3 teachers, 3 parents and 1 learner) participants was used for the study. Social justice theory was used as a lens to consider the process of humanising learner discipline practices in terms of human rights. The article investigates how learner discipline practices can be turned around through epistemic social justice to influence the quality of teaching and learning in schools. The findings revealed that in South Africa there are no effective learner discipline practices. There is a need for education authorities to introduce compulsory training and development programmes for aspiring teachers to be equipped with new strategies to deal with learner discipline through a social justice approach. Social justice theory was used as a tool to address learner discipline practices in selected schools. It was recommended that there be more parent involvement in decision-making to consider a policy of transforming learner discipline practices to deal with the inequality and injustice in schools.

Balancing Work and Family Commitments: Developments in Innovative Organisations

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Zetlin ◽  
Gillian Whitehouse
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Minimum Standards ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Basic Set ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Policy Measures

In the 1990s, balancing work and family commitments is increasingly seen as an issue to be pursued at corporation and individual levels, with social policy measures providing at best a basic set of minimum standards. This paper seeks to explore how some of the more exemplary corporations are responding to these challenges, their workers’ experience of family friendly policies, and the extent to which this shift is promoting gender equity. We argue that current trends make it extremely difficult to address the more costly aspects of work and family policy, and that, in spite of innovation in some areas, most policy programs tend to reinforce rather than challenge the tendency for women to take up ‘jobs’ rather than ‘careers’.

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