SW 307 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Grove City College, Fair Labor Standards Act, Matthew Shepard
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Civil rights: rights to which people are entitled because they are members of society: often protected and ensured by laws, resources, and services. Social welfare services are provided only when deemed necessary by a majority of voters. Civil rights are protected and guaranteed by the law, whereas social welfare services are created and dispensed in accord with the decisions of policy makers: social welfare services are more easily changed and rescinded. Social justice: fairness to all in society. Prejudice: a belief or attitude of dislike for a group based on myths and misconceptions. Discrimination: the action of treating people differently based on their identity, because of prejudice. Oppression: when discrimination becomes widespread and systematic. Examples of social injustices: racism, ethnocentrism, sexism, homophobia, classism, xenophobia, ageism. Human rights: similar to civil rights, but has a broader scope because it conveys political and humanitarian concerns: universal declaration of human rights. Passed without a dissenting vote by the un general assembly in 1948.
