Theory of System Justification

Psychologist John Jost has spent decades researching poor people who vote for policies of inequality and women who think men deserve higher salaries. He argues that the persecuted often justify and defend the very social systems that oppress them because doing so serves a fundamental need for certainty, security, and social acceptance.

About the author

John T. Jost is Professor of Psychology, Politics, and Data Science and Codirector of the Center for Social and Political Behavior at New York University. His research has earned numerous prizes, including the Morton Deutsch Award for Distinguished Scholarly and Practical Contributions to Social Justice from Columbia University.

Summary

Psychologist John Jost has spent decades researching poor people who vote for policies of inequality and women who think men deserve higher salaries. He argues that the persecuted often justify and defend the very social systems that oppress them because doing so serves a fundamental need for certainty, security, and social acceptance.

Product details

• Authors: John Jost, John T Jost, John T. Jost, Jost John T.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780674244658
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24465-8
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 243 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Ethnic Studies, Political Ideologies, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, Popular psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Social systems, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Political ideologies and movements