Social Justice in today's society

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, grade: 5.5, University of Liechtenstein, fruher Hochschule Liechtenstein, course: Seminar, language: English, abstract: The following paper will present an overview of selected theories of SocialJustice over time and will therefore describe different ways in how justiceis understood. Within the second part of this paper current discussions inour society will be identified and evaluated in regard to social justice principles. Lastly an outlook about future development and problems will be provided.