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Social justice in a diverse society / Tom R. Tyler ... [et al.].

Title
Social justice in a diverse society / Tom R. Tyler ... [et al.].
Publication
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1997.

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Tyler, Tom R.
Description
xi, 305 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
  • For this unique text focused on the social psychology of justice, the authors have assembled the most current information relating to five major questions. These questions look specifically at how justice is defined, how to influences individuals' thoughts and actions and shapes their behavior, and when and why it matters. The underlying unifying theme is that individuals do care about issues of fairness in their interactions with others, with groups, and with institutions they support or oppose.
  • Using this theme as their guidepost, the authors explore research on relative deprivation, distributive justice, procedural justice, and retributive justice. Extensive use of examples drawn from contemporary culture make this book an informative and engaging collection of the most current thinking about topics such as diversity, gender, equal pay, personal satisfaction, third-party dispute management, crime, cultural preservation, and scarcity theory. This text will be a valuable source for advanced courses on social justice, interpersonal relations, negotiation, intergroup conflict, and group processes in social psychology, political science, sociology, and legal studies.
Subject
  • Social justice
  • Equality > United States
  • Social Justice
  • United States > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-298) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Part 1 Introduction -- Psychology of social justice -- Relative deprivation -- Part 2 Is justice important to people's feelings and attitudes? -- Distributive justice -- Procedural justice -- Redistributive justice -- Part 3 Behavioral reactions to justice and injustice -- Psychological versus behavioral responses to injustice -- Behavioral reactions to injustice -- Part 4 Who do people care about justice? -- Nature of the justice motive -- Part 5 When does justice matter? -- Social structural influences -- Culture.
ISBN
  • 0813332141
  • 081333215X (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^96049150^
OCLC
36011594
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library