Main description:

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.

Contents:

The Study of Justice in Social Psychology and Related Fields E. Allan Lind

The Biology of Fairness Sarah F. Brosnan

Justification and rationalization: Causes, boundaries and consequences of motivated justice perceptions Holly R. Engstrom, Adam Alic, and Kristin Laurin

Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Psychology of Fairness E. Allan Lind

Distributive Justice Norms, Social Value Orientations, and Social Relations Models: An Integrative Account Robert MacCoun and Sarah Polcz

A Fairness Theory Update Robert Folger and Jigyashu Shukla

Procedural justice and Policing Tom R. Tyler

Injustice and Violent Extremism: Methodological Directions for Future Justice Research Kees van den Bos

New Directions of Research in Fairness and Legal Authority Perceptions Jonathon Jackson and Chris Posch

Organizational Justice is Alive and Well and Living Elsewhere (But Not Too Far Away) Joel Brockner and Batia Wiesenfeld

Organizational Justice and Workplace Emotion Russell S. Cropanzano and Maureen L. Ambrose

The Psychology of Perceived Justice in Shared Decision Making In Health Care Diana Perez Arechaederra