ISBN:
9781283112635
,
1283112639
,
9781139076005
,
9781107002333
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (x, 268 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Lerner, Melvin J., - 1929- Justice and self-interest
DDC:
303.372
Keywords:
Social justice
;
Justice
;
Self-interest Electronic books
;
Self-interest
;
Justice
;
Social justice
;
Justice
;
Self-interest
;
Social justice
;
Electronic books
;
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
;
Eigennutz
;
Social justice
;
Justice
;
Self-interest
;
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
;
Eigennutz
Abstract:
This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that it sometimes takes priority over self-interest.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- 1 Contesting the Primacy of Self-Interest -- Illustrating the Importance of Justice -- Corporate Managers -- Caregivers for Elderly Parents -- A Brief Review of Justice Theory -- Challenging the Self-Interest Dogma -- Why Motivational Models Must Include the Justice Motive -- To Summarize -- Looking Ahead -- 2 Why Does Justice Matter? The Development of a Personal Contract -- Developing a Sense of Deservingness -- Transfer of Deservingness to Others -- To Summarize -- Believing in a Just World -- The Personal Contract Theory: Experimental Evidence -- In Summary -- 3 Commitment to Justice: The Initial Primary Automatic Reaction -- The Preconscious Influence of Commitment to Deservingness on Memory, Recall, Attribution, and Social Judgments -- In Summary -- Emotional Responses -- Self-Evaluations -- Automatic Preferences for Fairness Replaced by Thoughtful Decisions to Maximize Profit -- Summary: Evidence of Justice Imperatives -- 4 Explaining the Myth of Self-Interest -- Preconscious Biases: Self-Interest or Self-Conceit? -- Why Research Findings May Be Misinterpreted as Evidence of Self-Interest -- "Selective Exploitation" or Meeting Obligations? -- Role-Playing Greed -- Portraying Fairness as Self-Interest -- Understanding the Limits of Self-Interest -- The Self-Perpetuating Myth: The Normality of Self-Interest -- Disguising the Attempt to Help Innocent Victims as an Economic Transaction -- The Legitimate Pursuit of Self-interest as a Rule of Deserving -- The Luck of the Draw -- By Way of Summary -- Common Errors Contaminating the Research Literature: Bizarre Events and Barren Contexts -- Unexplained and Odd Events Elicit Heightened Impression Management.
Description / Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Contesting the primacy of self-interest; 2. Why does justice matter? the development of a personal contract; 3. Commitment to justice: the initial primary automatic reaction; 4. Explaining the myth of self-interest; 5. Defining the justice motive: re-integrating procedural and distributive justice; 6. How people assess deserving and justice: the role of social norms; 7. Integrating justice and self-interest: a tentative model; 8. Maintaining the commitment to justice in a complex world; 9. Bringing it closer to home: justice in another 'American tragedy'; 10. Emotional aftereffects: some negative consequences and thoughts on how to avoid them.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and indexes. - Description based on print version record
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