Social Psychology and Justice

E. Allan Lind

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780367432904
• eBook ISBN: 9781000760637
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Law Theory & Practice
• Index: Psychology

This ground-breaking new volume reviews and extends theory and research on the psychology of justice in social contexts, exploring the dynamics of fairness judgments and their consequences.

Perceptions of fairness, and the factors that cause and are caused by fairness perceptions, have long been an important part of social psychology. Featuring work from leading scholars on psychological processes involved in reactions to fairness, as well as the applications of justice research to government institutions, policing, medical care and the development of radical and extremist behavior, the book expertly brings together two traditionally distinct branches of social psychology: social cognition and interpersonal relations. Examining how people judge whether the treatment they experience from others is fair and how this effects their attitudes and behaviors, this essential collection draws on theory and research from multiple disciplines as it explores the dynamics of fairness judgments and their consequences.

Integrating theory on interpersonal relations and social cognition, and featuring innovative biological research, this is the ideal companion for senior undergraduates and graduates, as well as researchers and scholars interested in the social psychology of justice.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of contributors
• 1. The Study of Justice in Social Psychology and Related Fields
• 2. The Biology of Fairness
• 3. Justification and Rationalization: Causes, Boundaries and Consequences of Motivated Justice Perceptions
• 4. Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Psychology of Fairness
• 5. Integrating Three Theoretical Traditions in Distributive Justice and Social Exchange Research
• 6. A Fairness Theory Update
• 7. Procedural Justice and Policing
• 8. Injustice and Violent Extremism: Methodological Directions for Future Justice Research
• 9. New Directions of Research in Fairness and Legal Authority: A Focus on Causal Mechanisms
• 10. Organizational Justice is Alive and Well and Living Elsewhere (But Not Too Far Away)
• 11. Organizational Justice and Workplace Emotion
• 12. The Psychology of Perceived Justice in Shared Health Care Decision Making
• Index