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 53 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	2	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	2	2	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2009	0	3	3
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	2	4
2012	1	0	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	2	3
2017	2	1	3
2018	1	2	3
2019	1	2	3
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	2	2
2022	1	3	4
2023	0	5	5
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	1	2

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

AuBuchon KE, McDonnell A, Arem H, Taylor T, Kanaan YM, Gondr?-Lewis MC, Harrison BW, Chapell NP, Bauman JE, King CJ, Chalasani P, Gallagher C, Williams CD, Pratt-Chapman ML. Establishing diversity, equity, inclusion and justice task forces for District of Columbia area cancer centers: Lessons learned implementing efforts in oncology. PLoS One. 2026; 21(2):e0341662.

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Rollins L, Sams-Abiodun P. Men in the Movement: A Gender Equality Intervention for Young Men of Color in Louisiana. Soc Work Public Health. 2025; 40(8):502-510.

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Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Jaramillo J, Santiago-Rivera Y, Harkness A, Cantos VD, Liu A, Buchbinder S, Saldana CS, Gonzalez K, Malav?-Rivera SM, Reyes N, Vinson J, Scott JY, Lanzi RG, Hidalgo B. Language Justice in Implementation Science: Experiences Working With Latinxs to End the HIV Epidemic. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Apr 15; 98(5S):e104-e110.

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George D, Herndon J. Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Evolving into belonging, dignity, and justice. Fam Syst Health. 2024 06; 42(2):292-297.

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Dinizulu SM, Velez GM, Morency M, Jacobson K, Moore K, Carter N, Frazier SL. Lift Every Voice: Engaging Black Adolescents in Social Justice Service-Learning to Promote Mental Health and Educational Equity. Prev Sci. 2024 01; 25(1):68-84.

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Cooper HLF, Rice W, Cummings J, Livingston MD, Peddireddy S, Rogers E, Dunlop A, Kramer M, Hernandez ND. Overdoses, Reproductive Justice, and Harm Reduction. Am J Public Health. 2023 09; 113(9):933-935.

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Swayne MRE, Calzo JP, Felner JK, Welsh Carroll M. Developing evidence for building sanitation justice: A multi methods approach to understanding public restroom quantity, quality, accessibility, and user experiences. PLoS One. 2023; 18(7):e0288525.

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Freudenberg N, Israel B. Integrating Public Health Research and Teaching With Social Justice Activism: Lessons From 80 Years of Practice. Health Educ Behav. 2023 06; 50(3):301-309.

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McCarty S, Liskey M, George D, Cook NE, Metzl JM. Toward a moral reckoning on structural racism: Examining structural factors, encouraging structural thinking, and supporting structural intervention. Am J Community Psychol. 2023 03; 71(1-2):33-42.

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de la Rocha P, Sudhinaraset M, Jones NV, Kim C, Cabral A, Amani B. A Qualitative Analysis on Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Issues During COVID-19 Using a Reproductive Justice Framework. Ethn Dis. 2022; 32(4):357-372.

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