Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Justice

An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Justice, Social
  • Common Good
  • Food Justice
  • Justice
  • Obligations of Society
  • Good, Common
  • Justice, Food

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Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, injuries, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

specify geographic term if pertinent

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History Note

91(78); was see under HUMAN RIGHTS 1978-90

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  1. I01w.880w.604.473w.700w
  2. K01w.752w.566w.479w.830w.750w
  3. N03w.706.437w.700w
  4. N05.350w.958w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Justice. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012935. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012935
  2. Social Justice. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
  3. Social Justice. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264892