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Public fairness is an equitable and just distribution and division of the community’s
opportunities, properties, freedoms, and other things. Social impartiality is broad, and many
theorists defined it differently depending on time and the circumstances in which they felt the
term fits perfectly. However, the critical aspects of social justice entail fairness and equity among
everyone. According to Outhwaite & Bottomore (1993), most ancient religions believed that
social justice is a term that God ordained and made the foundation of all organizations, whether
political, religious, or academic. Therefore, this journal explores seven models of social fairness
to identify a theory that brings out a better understanding of social equality, consciousness, and
justice evolution.
All the seven concepts project well the idea of social justice, awareness, and equity. For
example, the “Utilitarianism model” states that the amount of justice and virtue is achievable
through utility and realism. Therefore, without everyday usefulness, there is no justice. On the
other hand, the “Self-Perfectionism” theorist states that a just community can develop in a
scenario where everyone is responsible enough to do their duties. For instance, when lawyers do
their duties well in the court of law, no crime will go unpunished. Other theories such as “the
Marxism model,” “Existentialism theory,” “Libertarianism,” and “Ambedkarism model of social
justice” have a relatively similar idea of social justice and equity (Barry, 1989).
Among the seven theorists, “The Rawls Model” is the most useful for a better
understanding of social evenhandedness, equity, and mindfulness. “Rawls’s concept”
summarizes the idea of justice as a setting where everyone in the society has equal privileges to
the all-embracing total system of fundamental rights that are well-matched with a parallel
structure of liberty for everyone. The theorist suggested that all economic and societal disparities
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should encourage a community to meet the needs of the vulnerable population among them.
Also, organizations should establish systems that serve every one equally without any social
discrimination or biases (Rawls, 1972).
Rawls (1972) successfully brings out the concept of social consciousness as a person’s
internal values that drive them to behave in a particular manner. It is associated with feelings,
either of remorse, guilt, pride, or shame, that aid a person’s sense of good or evil, individually or
communally. People with the proper social realization can make choices that benefit themselves,
and everyone else in their surroundings since this virtue compels them to be morally and socially
upright.
Social mindfulness is the central pillar that affirms communal justice. According to
“Rawls’s theory,” people must be able to treat each other with admiration and honor to archive
social evenhandedness. A society with a well-established justice system enjoys the fruits of
equity. Societal equality is only achievable when community members relate well with each
other and are comfortable with their justice system, giving them equal opportunities that are vital
in maintaining and reestablishing balance or equity. Social awareness, justice, and equity work
together as a unit. It is not easy to form a perfect justice system without the three pillars of
conscience, impartiality, and the state of societal equilibrium.

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References
Barry, B. (1989). Theories of justice: a treatise on social justice, Vol. 1 (Vol. 16). Univ of
California Press.
Rawls, H. M. (1973). Rawls’ theory of justice--I. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2217486
Outhwaite, W., & Bottomore, T. (1993). Twentieth-century social thought. Twentieth-Century
Social Thought. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?
doi=10.1.1.458.5620&rep=rep1&type=pdf

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Models of Social Justice

Course Name and Number

Assignment Due Date

Models of Social Justice

Marxism model,” “Existentialism theory,” “Libertarianism,” and “Ambedkarism model of social

understanding of social evenhandedness, equity, and mindfulness. “Rawls’s concept”

discrimination or biases (Rawls, 1972).

conscience, impartiality, and the state of societal equilibrium.

Rawls, H. M. (1973). Rawls’ theory of justice--I. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2217486

Outhwaite, W., & Bottomore, T. (1993). Twentieth-century social thought. Twentieth-Century

Social Thought. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?

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