SJS1100 — Introduction to Social Justice
SJS 1100 - Introduction to Social Justice SJS 1100 - Introduction to Social Justice 3 Credits Explores concepts of social justice with a focus on race, power, and justice in the United States, tracing historical and contemporary structures of racism that shape social, political, economic, and environmental inequities, particularly affecting Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. The course examines points of resistance and transformation, emphasizing individual agency and the evolution of human rights as an intellectual and activist site of global social change over time. Major Content Areas Analyze and Critique Intersectional Systems of Racial Power and Injustice. Definitions of social justice including activist profiles and narratives. Concepts, systems, and forms of oppression (e.g., Dominance, oppression, perpetrator and bystander, implicit bias, stereotyping, identity, policing). The role of social institutions (impede or restrict, limit or enable justice). Origins and evolutions of racial bias, prejudice and stereotypes. Legal implications of social policy and implementation. Perspectives of social justice. Concepts and forms of oppression (e.g., Dominance, oppression, perpetrator and bystander, implicit bias, stereotyping, identity). Systems of oppression, empowerment, power, control, and privilege. The role of social institutions (impede or restrict, limit or enable justice). Culture, socialization origins of bias, prejudice and stereotypes. Learning