Abstract
In this chapter, we introduce key research on social justice from an interdisciplinary social scientific perspective, focusing on questions of what (distributive justice), how (procedural justice) and who (recognition and scope). After discussing seminal theories on distributive justice (i.e., equity theory and relative deprivation), we introduce the distinction between three justice principles (equity, equality, need). We then consider central studies of procedural justice on fair process and due consideration effects. Subsequently, justice as recognition and the scope of justice are discussed as important additional forms of justice. We then shift focus towards two theories that help explain why people sometimes justify injustice: just-world theory and system justification theory, showing how striving for justice and the existence of injustice can be reconciled and at what cost.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Solidarity and Social Justice in Contemporary Societies |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Inequalities |
| Editors | M.A. Yerkes, M. Bal |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 41-51 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-93795-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-93794-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Keywords
- Social justice
- Normative justice questions
- Descriptive justice questions
- Distributive justice
- Procedural justice
- Justice as recognition
- Equity theory
- Proportionality principle
- Relative deprivation
- Social comparison
- Justice principles
- Equality principle
- Need principle
- Fair process effect
- Due consideration effect
- Voice
- Interactional justice
- Scope of justice
- Just-world theory
- Victim blaming
- Belief in a just world
- System justification theory
- Stereotypes
- Status-congruent stereotypes
- Complementary stereotypes
- Stereotype content model