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system justification: a standalone construct

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systemjustification1 CONSTRUCTSystem justificationJOST · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Social psychology

the motive to see existing social arrangements as fair and legitimate, even against one's own interest.

In social psychology, system justification refers to the motive to see existing social arrangements as fair and legitimate, even against one's own interest. This meaning comes from Jost (1994) in British Journal of Social Psychology.[1]

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conservative white male effect1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructinterest4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsjustification2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

  1. Jost, J. T., & Banaji, M. R. (1994). The role of stereotyping in system‐justification and the production of false consciousness. British Journal of Social Psychology, 33(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8309.1994.tb01008.x

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