CONCEPTS W8

Question 1

Universal notions of justice

Answer 1

Justice is defined by an agreed upon set of rules that apply in all contexts. E.g. human rights.

Immanuel Kant

Question 2

Socially defined notions of justice

Answer 2

Justice is a social concept designed by society. Justice changes due to context (people,

Question 3

Subjective qualitative concepts

Answer 3

Ideas like pain or emotion that vary between people and are hard to measure consistently within a population.

Paul Ware

Question 4

Objective qualitative concepts

Answer 4

Ideas such as income or education that can be consistently measured throughout a population

Paul Ware

Question 5

Qualitative data

Answer 5

Data that measures the reasoning, quality, how or why behind phenomena in non numerical ways. Can be either objective or subjective.

Paul Felix lazersfield

Question 6

Social cohesion

Answer 6

The strengthening and interacting of social relations as social capital, to reduce inequality and promote equal opportunities.

Paul Bernard

Question 7

Ideal theory

Answer 7

Ideal theory specifies the best societal structure based on idealised assumptions and normative theory such as strict compliance.

Rawls

Question 8

Non-deal theory

Answer 8

A theory that tells us how deal with obstacles to a well ordered society due to injustice and socio-economic factors.

Rawls