? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : SPS-3-SYJUST

What makes a society just? If what is required is justice for both a society as a whole and all the people in it, is justice even possible? What does achieving justice require both of a place and its inhabitants? As these questions have exercised classic and contemporary social theorists, the course will examine both the traditional answers and those suggested by innovative recent work that has revived interest in sociology and related disciplines in the theory and practice of justice. Besides exploring the concept, we will look at its relevance to various problems of the day such as racism and the welfare state and to significant current theoretical concerns such as the nature of the social self and the problem of happiness.

? Keywords : Justice, equality, affirmative action, the self

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Home subject area

Sociology, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 11:10 13:00 Central

a) to grasp major social theories of justice

b) to apply those theories to a range of contemporary issues

Examination will be by course paper and midterm exercise

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Sue Renton
Tel : (0131 6)50 6958
Email : Sue.Renton@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr S Raffel
Tel : (0131 6)50 3994
Email : Stanley.Raffel@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/