Which concept incorporates awareness of inequalities based on cultural, race or ethnicity, and the ability to redistribute resources?

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Which concept incorporates awareness of inequalities based on cultural, race or ethnicity, and the ability to redistribute resources?

Social justice centers on understanding and addressing inequalities based on culture, race, or ethnicity and on redistributing resources to achieve fairness. This concept emphasizes recognizing disparities in access to opportunities, services, and supports, and actively pursuing changes in policies, practices, and resource allocation to close those gaps. A school counselor applying a social justice perspective would look at whether all students have equitable access to counseling, academic support, technology, and other resources, and would advocate for changes to ensure fair treatment and opportunities for every student. Ethnicity describes cultural background and heritage, not the active process of addressing inequities or reallocating resources. IDEIA focuses on ensuring a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities, which is important but narrower than the broader equity framework of social justice. Developmental delay is a developmental status used in assessments, not a governing approach to justice or resource distribution.

Social justice centers on understanding and addressing inequalities based on culture, race, or ethnicity and on redistributing resources to achieve fairness. This concept emphasizes recognizing disparities in access to opportunities, services, and supports, and actively pursuing changes in policies, practices, and resource allocation to close those gaps. A school counselor applying a social justice perspective would look at whether all students have equitable access to counseling, academic support, technology, and other resources, and would advocate for changes to ensure fair treatment and opportunities for every student.

Ethnicity describes cultural background and heritage, not the active process of addressing inequities or reallocating resources. IDEIA focuses on ensuring a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities, which is important but narrower than the broader equity framework of social justice. Developmental delay is a developmental status used in assessments, not a governing approach to justice or resource distribution.

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