The Sense of Injustice: Social Psychological Perspectives

Robert Folger

Springer US, Apr 30, 1984 - Psychology - 280 pages

The importance of justice cannot be overstated. As one author has put it, "A better understanding of how justice concerns develop and function in people's lives should enable us to plan more effectively for institutional and other social change to deal with the problems that confront humankind" (S. C. Lerner, 1981, p. 466). The volume in which that statement appeared-an earlier one in this same series-was devoted to exploring the impact that dwindling resources and an increasing rate of change have had upon people's concern for justice. In contrast, the present volume places greater emphasis on the word under standing, as it was used in the context of the preceding quotation, than upon effective planning, social change, and ways of dealing with human problems. Nothing in that statement of purpose is meant to belittle the urgency of translat ing understanding into action, because the social significance of justice concerns is a major factor that has prompted the authors of the chapters in this book to do research in the area. Rather, this volume receives its emphasis from Kurt Lewin's famous dictum there is nothing so practical as a good theory. The need for good theory is ongoing, and these pages are dedicated to a search for new pathways toward better theory.

Contents

• Emerging Issues in the Social Psychology of Justice: 3
• The Multidimensionality of Justice: 25
• 47228: 59
• Directions for Future Research 87 8888: 87
• References: 88
• The Importance of a Psychological Approach: 95
• Fundamental Model of Relative Deprivation: 96
• Triggering Incidents and Frustration Aggression: 98
• Rising Expectations: 104
• Competition among the Disadvantaged: 110
• Inequality between the Advantaged and the Disadvantaged: 114
• Testing the Merits of the Third versus the Fourth Explanations: 119
• Other Causes of Collective Violence: 121
• An Expanded Model of Relative Deprivation Theory: 123
• Comparing the Merits of the Second and Fourth Explanations: 125
• Problems with a Sociological Approach to the Study of Relative Deprivation: 130
• Inextricably Confounded?: 132
• References: 136
• Felt Injustice and the Undeserved Benefits of Others: 141
• The Equity Theory Approach: 143
• The Relative Deprivation Approach: 145
• Divergences between the Theories: 148
• Reactions to the Undeserved Benefits of Others: 154
• Types of Injustice: 156
• References: 163
• On the Apocryphal Nature of Inequity Distress: 167
• Traditional Assumptions about Inequity Distress: 168
• Assessing the Existence of Inequity Distress: 169
• Does Inequity Cause Distress?: 174
• Does Inequity Distress Motivate InequityReduction Behavior?: 177
• Reappraising the Need for Inequity Distress: 182
• References: 183
• Justice in the Political Arena: 189
• Distributive Justice: 190
• Procedural Justice: 207
• Summary: 221
• References: 222
• Legal Justice and the Psychology of Conflict Resolution: 227
• Definition of Procedural Justice: 231
• Research on Individuals Evaluations of Procedures: 244
• Procedural Justice in the Juvenile Court: 253
• QuasiLegal Dispute Resolution: 263
• Conclusions: 267
• References: 270
• INDEX: 275

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Sense of Injustice: Social Psychological Perspectives; Comprehensive Treatise of Electrochemistry; Critical Issues in Social Justice
• Editor: Robert Folger
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer US, 1984
• ISBN: 0306414597, 9780306414596
• Length: 280 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / General; Psychology / Personality; Social Science / Sociology / General