Social injustice 1267770 219486359 2008-06-15T13:32:39Z GeorgeLouis 1108424 '''Social Injustice''' is a concept relating to the perceived unfairness or [[justice|injustice]] of a [[society]] in its divisions of rewards and burdens. The concept is distinct from those of justice in [[law]], which may or may not be considered moral in practice. Opposition to social injustice is increasingly a platform of emerging [[political party|political parties]]. Social Injustice arises when equals are treated unequally and unequals are treated equally.([http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ethics_%28Aristotle%29/Book_Eight?oldid=383658 ''Aristotle's'' principle of injustice]) Historically, [[Author]]s have used [[literature]] to denounce or to satirize perceived social injustices in their societies. Some examples are [[Jane Austen]], [[Charles Dickens]], [[Dario Fo]], [[Minfong Ho]], [[Victor Hugo]], [[James A. Michener]], [[Harold Pinter]], [[Upton Sinclair]], [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]], and [[Oscar Wilde]] and [[George Orwell]]. ==See also== *[[Social justice]] *[[Morality]] *[[Human rights]] *[[Social issues in the United States]] {{socio-stub}} {{econ-stub}} [[Category:Justice]]