Social Justice Only for Some

 

I read all four articles about social justice or rather the lack there of. While the articles made me think a great deal about certain populations, I will focus on the main points.  I came away with the overall concept of social justice being based on the concept every single individual should have the same opportunities, finances, freedoms, and rights. Clearly our society is far from being socially just. It is not difficult to find an individual who is being treated unjustly. The real problem is we as a society have very limited amount of resources. The current government works by allotting our limited resources to different special interest groups, who in turn provide services to the individuals the group deems worthy of receiving help. Our current of distribution is unjust in many ways. How can social workers help make distribution of resources more just? I honestly do not have an answer. The reality is regardless of how social workers attempt to make resources available for each individual within our society, it is virtually impossible. There will always be a group or a specific individual that falls through the cracks and does not receive help. I am not suggesting that we should just accept this, and choose not to work toward a more equal playing field for all. I am simply admitting that in looking at all of the prejudices different groups in our society hold, I do not know how social workers are to advocate for a more just system.