Structural injustice theorists (Young, Anderson) argue that focusing on individual intent obscures systemic risk distributions imposed on marginalized groups without meaningful consent.
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Risk distribution(as describing how marginalized groups are affected)
How chances of harm, danger, or negative outcomes are spread across different groups in society—like some groups facing higher risks of poverty, illness, or violence.
Systemic
# Systemic
Systemic means something that affects or involves an entire system rather than just individual parts. For example, systemic racism isn't just about individual prejudiced people, but about how discrimination is built into institutions, laws, and social structures as a whole. When a problem is systemic, it requires changes to the whole system to fix it, not just addressing isolated incidents.
Young, Iris Marion(as referenced by 'Young's structural criteria')
An influential American political philosopher who developed influential theories about justice, oppression, and structural inequality in society.
structural injustice(Powers and Faden 2019)
A condition characterized by unfair patterns of disadvantage, unfair power relations, deprivations in core elements of well-being, and human rights violations, where these elements are mutually reinforcing.