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Question: As part of your Social Justice Assessment, you will need to examine your chosen social justice issue through the lens of a relevant social theory. Theories are used to explain or predict phenomena. For example, feminism explains social phenomena in terms of gender norms and expectations based on a system of patriarchy. Examples of common theories that you might find useful for your proposed papers are:

• Systems Theory (addresses relationships between elements/levels)
• Critical Race Theory (addresses racial inequity)
• Feminist Theory (addresses gender inequity)
• Conflict Theory (addresses wealth/class inequity)
• Ecological Perspective (addresses fit between person-in-environment)
• Queer theory (addresses lgbt+ inequities)

Other theories and frames you might use are systems theory, psychodynamic theory, social learning theory, and the strengths perspective. I am including some links to sites or documents with brief overviews to help you determine which of these you might use. You want to focus on theories or perspectives to explain the problem or issue you are discussing, rather than practice models or approaches that outline how to "treat" clients.

You are likely learning about these theories in your HBSE 1 class, and it is perfectly fine to use course materials from that class for this assignment. If you are only taking SW524, reach out to your instructor for additional guidance as needed regarding your chosen theory.