Minor in Social Justice in the U.S.

Social justice refers to fair and equitable institutions, laws, markets, practices, and social relationships. It allows all of us to participate fully in and contribute to our communities and to realize our full potential as citizens and human beings. Issues of social justice affect educational and employment access and outcomes, health and welfare, everyday living and the general well being of our society. This minor invites you to investigate and reflect on the history and current state of social justice, on social relations as affected by race and ethnicity, economic class, gender, sexuality, religion, ability, and other forms of diversity. It will help you to recognize and address persistent inequities detrimental to the overall quality of life of this increasingly diverse US society of the 21st century, and thus gives you the potential to contribute directly to the realization of social justice.