The difference

Author: Callaghan E.¹

Source: Contemporary Justice Review, Volume 6, Number 4, December 2003 , pp. 347-355(9)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s meant living in a time of turbulence and change. The music, literature, and films, combined with the passionate activism of the era, profoundly influenced people in my generation. My working class family struggled to raise a family and make a decent living, instilling values of social justice along the way. I knew from an early age that I wanted to make a difference, but had many internal conflicts to resolve before I could effect change. An education in sociology taught me what was wrong in the world and law school gave me the tools I needed to effect change. Working in the court system and with students has made a difference, one person at a time.

Keywords: Activism; Gender; Working class; Social justice; Community; Law and sociology

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/1028258032000144794

Affiliations: 1: Ithaca College

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