Social justice can be defined as “the elimination of institutionalized domination and oppression” (Young, 1990, p. Increasingly, the annual Groves conference and monographs stemming from these meetings recognize the reality that “In today’s world, the enormous gap in the distribution of wealth, income and public benefits is growing ever wider, reflecting a general trend that is morally unfair, politically unwise and economically unsound.” (U.N., 2006, p. The emphasis on social justice is a response in part to the lack of explicit attention to social justice in scholarly journal articles in the field of human development and family science (De Reus, 2011).
The Groves Monographs highlight the scholarly and applied aspects of the Groves Conferences with particular attention to how each year’s theme connects with social justice. and around the globe that live above shale deposits that can be extracted for oil and natural gas. In 2007 the theme of the conference in Detroit was “social, economic and environmental justice for families.” The 2011 Groves Conference examined the world of families living in the aftermath of Katrina and the Gulf oil spill when they met in New Orleans and the 2014 conference in Pennsylvania looked at opportunities and challenges facing communities and families across the U.S. Concerns related to immigration and human rights abuses on the U.S.-Mexico border were discussed. For example, in 2006 Groves met in Tuscon, Arizona, and explored different themes related to borders.
Each year, the Groves meeting targets a timely and cutting edge theme and gives participants the opportunity to hear from experts, share the most current research and thinking on the topic and to reflect on the social justice implications of the theme for families. Issues of social justice have long been prominent for the Groves Conference of Marriage and Family.
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