Concept information
social science subjects
politics and international relations
political science
gender and race/ethnicity
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
justice
justice (political theory)
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
justice
justice (political theory)
Preferred term
equality
Definition
- Equality has been at the center of most modern theories of law. Indeed, Ronald Dworkin, perhaps the most influential American legal philosopher of the twentieth century, describes equality as the “sovereign virtue” of a legal system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Equality]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/equality
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