Social Justice

"Social Justice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An interactive process whereby members of a community are concerned for the equality and rights of all.

Descriptor ID	D012935
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.604.473.700 K01.752.566.479.830.750 N03.706.437.700 N05.350.958.750
Concept/Terms	Social Justice Social Justice Justice, Social Obligations of Society Obligations of Society Justice Justice Common Good Common Good Good, Common

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Social Justice".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
Social Justice [I01.880.604.473.700]
Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Morals [K01.752.566]
Ethics [K01.752.566.479]
Principle-Based Ethics [K01.752.566.479.830]
Social Justice [K01.752.566.479.830.750]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Human Rights [N03.706.437]
Social Justice [N03.706.437.700]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Ethics [N05.350]
Principle-Based Ethics [N05.350.958]
Social Justice [N05.350.958.750]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Social Justice".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Social Justice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Social Justice" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 23 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2020	3	1	4
2021	1	2	3
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	1	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Justice" by people in Profiles.

Baker-Smith CM, Waddy SP, Hassani S, Mujahid M, Okwuosa T, Peprah E, Boden-Albala B. JAHA at Scientific Sessions 2023: Moving Toward Social Justice in Cardiovascular Health in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 11 19; 13(22):e037936.

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Carvajal DN, McLean I, Wang LF, Brahmi D, Washington JC. Equity and Justice in Family Medicine Clinical Care and Teaching Must Incorporate a Reproductive Justice Framework. Fam Med. 2024 04; 56(4):222-228.

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Grunwell JR, Mutic AD, Ezhuthachan ID, Mason C, Tidwell M, Caldwell C, Norwood J, Zack S, Jordan N, Fitzpatrick AM. Environmental Injustice Is Associated With Poorer Asthma Outcomes in School-Age Children With Asthma in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 05; 12(5):1263-1272.e1.

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David EM, Volpone SD, Avery DR, Johnson LU, Crepeau L. Am I next? Men and women's divergent justice perceptions following vicarious mistreatment. J Appl Psychol. 2024 Jul; 109(7):1039-1058.

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Heron SL, Calderon Y, Moll J, Rotoli J, Franks N, Hassan M, Ander D, Brown I, Lewis J. Diversity, equity, inclusion, justice-Are we accountable? Acad Emerg Med. 2023 01; 30(1):70-73.

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Thornton-Lugo MA, McCarter MW, Clark JR, Luse W, Hyde SJ, Heydarifard Z, Huang LSR. Makeup calls in organizations: An application of justice to the study of bad calls. J Appl Psychol. 2023 Mar; 108(3):374-402.

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Alspaugh A, Lanshaw N, Kriebs J, Van Hoover C. Universal Health Care for the United States: A Primer for Health Care Providers. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2021 07; 66(4):441-451.

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Desai P, Little J, Kanter J, Bridges K, Andemariam B, Lanzkron S. Kneeling Was the First Step for Sickle Cell Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2021 07; 174(7):1004-1005.

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Foster KE, Johnson CN, Carvajal DN, Piggott C, Reavis K, Edgoose JYC, Elliott TC, Gold M, Rodr?guez JE, Washington JC. Dear White People. Ann Fam Med. 2021 Jan-Feb; 19(1):66-69.

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Butler PD, Franz BD, Anderson SL, Atala A, Denneny J, Lindeman B, Mellinger JD, Spanknebel K, Shabahang MM. Enriching surgical residency training through the liberal arts. Am J Surg. 2021 07; 222(1):42-44.

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