Reflection essay
You will be required to write a short reflection essay based on the readings and discussions from weeks 1 – 5 (Chapters 1, 12, 22-25). This paper should be a 1 -2 page, double-spaced, 12-point font, and in APA-style with a cover page and a reference page should you cite from other sources.
Be sure to construct your essay to have the following sections and answer each prompt appropriately:
- Topic Summary
Give a brief summary of what you learned from the selected module readings and discussions. (Avoid being vague “I learned a lot about social justice” – be specific)
- Topic Discussion:
Discuss how this topic is relevant to your field and how you personally can work to tackle this issue if given an opportunity
- Recommendations for my field
Provide recommendations for your field on ways to tackle the social justice issue discussed (theory to action à education/awareness, action/advocacy etc.)
Define and understand
medical care
Injustices in medical care 3 dimensions of the
healthcare crisis
Areas of
intervention/improvement
Define and understand
medical care
Injustices in medical care 3 dimensions of the
healthcare crisis
Areas of
intervention/improvement
Japan
Life expectancy: 87
Fully vaccinated
Receive adequate nutrition and extensive
education
Receive adequate maternal care if
becomes pregnant
Receive excellent medical care
Sierra Leone
Life expectancy: 52
Not immunized
Will be underweight and malnourished
Marry as a teenager with 5+ children
One/more of her children will die during
infancy
Inadequate medical care
Prevention or correction of most forms
of social injustice requires everyone
Governmental agencies
Non-Governmental
Ordinary people
Ultimate remedy: developing, adoption
and implementing policies/programs
that promote social justice and protect
individuals/communities from social
injustice.