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	Topics Social injustice Topic Home Social Injustice is a concept relating to the perceived unfairness or injusticeJustice Summary Justice is the ideal, morally correct state of things and persons.... of a societySociety A society is a grouping of individuals, which is characterised by common interest and may have distinctive culture and inst... in its divisions of rewards and burdens. The concept is distinct from those of justice in lawLaw Law is the set of rules or norms of conduct which forbid, permit or mandate specified actions and relationships among people... , which may or may not be considered moral in practice. Opposition to social injustice is increasingly a platform of emerging political partiesPolitical party A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in ... . Social Injustice arises when equals are treated unequally and unequals are treated equally.() Historically, AuthorAuthor An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article, or the like, whether short or long, fict... s have used literatureLiterature Literature is literally "acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary .... to denounce or to satirize perceived social injustices in their societies. Some examples are Jane AustenJane Austen Jane Austen was an English novelist.... , Charles DickensCharles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens , pen-name "Boz", was an English novelist.... , Dario FoDario Fo Dario Fo is an Italian satirist playwright, theater director and actor, and composer.... , Minfong HoMinfong Ho Minfong Ho is a Chinese American writer.... , Victor HugoVictor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo was a poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, visual artist, statesman and human rights campaigner, recogni... , James A. MichenerJames A. Michener James Albert Michener was the American author of such books as Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, The Drifters,... , Harold PinterHarold Pinter Harold Pinter, CH, CBE is a British playwright, poet, actor, director, and political activist, best known for his plays Th... , Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. was a prolific American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres, often advocating socialist v... , Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, born was an abolitionist and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle To... , and Oscar WildeOscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason.... and George OrwellGeorge Orwell Eric Arthur Blair , better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist.... . See also Social justiceSocial justice Social justice refers to conceptions of justice applied to an entire society.... MoralityMorality Summary Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil —also referred to as "right ... Human rightsHuman rights Human rights refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction o... Social issues in the United StatesSocial issues in the United States Summary Social issues in the United States as perceived by social justice advocates and other groups and commentators include an "un...