Social Justice: Theories, Issues, and Movements (Revised and Expanded Edition)

by Loretta Capeheart, Dragan Milovanovic

Overview

An eye for an eye, the balance of the scales – for centuries, these and other traditional concepts exemplified the public’s perception of justice. Today, popular culture, including television shows like Law and Order, informs the public’s vision. But do age-old symbols, portrayals in the media, and existing systems truly represent justice in all of its nuanced forms, or do we need to think beyond these notions? The second edition of Social Justice: Theories, Issues, and Movements responds to the need for a comprehensive introduction to these issues.
 
Theories of social justice are presented in an accessible fashion to encourage engagement of students, activists, and scholars with these important lines of inquiry. Issues are analyzed utilizing various theories for furthering engagement in possibilities. Struggles for justice -- from legal cases to on the ground movements -- are presented for historical context and to inform the way forward.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781978806870
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press
Publication date:	05/15/2020
Series:	Critical Issues in Crime and Society
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	426
Sales rank:	954,134
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

LORETTA CAPEHEART is a retired associate professor of justice studies at Northeastern Illinois University. She was the community engagement analyst for a Department of Justice settlement agreement and a college equity officer. She has published on inequities in education and criminal justice. Her activism focuses on immigrant rights, worker rights, and antiracism.
 
DRAGAN MILOVANOVIC, is professor emeritus and Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor at Northeastern Illinois University. In addition he has been a college instructor in a jail, a dormitory counselor of incarcerated juveniles, a member of a prison inspection team, and an activist in post-revolutionary Nicaragua (1983–1985).  He is author or coauthor of more than twenty-five books.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface                                                           
1. Introduction                                                                                                           
Part I  Explorations in Social Justice                         
2. Conceptions of Justice:  Philosophical, Sociological, and Criminological             
3. Distributive Justice                                                                                    
4. Retributive Justice                                                                                     
5. Toward Transformative Justice                                                                  
Part II Issues in Social Justice                                               
6. Multiculturalism and Globalism: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Forms of Justice                                               
7. Environmental, Ecological, And Species Justice                                                   
8. Indigenous, Postcolonial, and Counter-colonial Forms of Justice                                     
9. Postmodern, Post Postmodern, and Posthumanist Forms of Justice                                 
Part III Struggles for Social Justice                           
10. Legal Struggles and Social Justice                                                           
11. Justice and Grassroots Struggles                                                             
12. Emerging Conceptions of Justice in a Global Arena                               
13. Conclusion                                                                                                           
References                                                                                                     
Index
 

What People are Saying About This

Professor of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies, University of Ontario - Walter S. DeKeseredy

This book is a major contribution to the field and sensitizes us to the importance of moving beyond mainstream, narrow conceptions of justice.

coauthor of Theory, Justice, and Social Change - Bruce A. Arrigo

This book is as provocative as it is path-breaking on a topic that richly deserves to be center stage in the drama of everyday life. Capeheart and Milovanovic set the new standard for understanding the theories, issues and struggles that represent the call for social justice at home and abroad, in our institutions and communities, and throughout our very existences.

Northern Arizona University - Raymond J. Michalowski

This new edition effectively updates an all-too-rare book in the criminal justice library. The additions link the book to many contemporary debates that have evolved since it was first published.

Editorial Reviews

This new edition effectively updates an all-too-rare book in the criminal justice library. The additions link the book to many contemporary debates that have evolved since it was first published.

Northern Arizona University - Raymond J. Michalowski

This book is a major contribution to the field and sensitizes us to the importance of moving beyond mainstream, narrow conceptions of justice.

Professor of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies, University of Ontario - Walter S. DeKeseredy

This book is as provocative as it is path-breaking on a topic that richly deserves to be center stage in the drama of everyday life. Capeheart and Milovanovic set the new standard for understanding the theories, issues and struggles that represent the call for social justice at home and abroad, in our institutions and communities, and throughout our very existences.

coauthor of Theory, Justice, and Social Change - Bruce A. Arrigo

This new edition effectively updates an all-too-rare book in the criminal justice library. The additions link the book to many contemporary debates that have evolved since it was first published.


This book is a major contribution to the field and sensitizes us to the importance of moving beyond mainstream, narrow conceptions of justice.


This book is as provocative as it is path-breaking on a topic that richly deserves to be center stage in the drama of everyday life. Capeheart and Milovanovic set the new standard for understanding the theories, issues and struggles that represent the call for social justice at home and abroad, in our institutions and communities, and throughout our very existences.

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