Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification

by Jost, John T.; Kay, Aaron C.; Thorisdottir, Hulda

• ISBN13: 9780195320916
• ISBN10: 0195320913
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This new volume on Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification brings together several of the most prominent social and political psychologists who are responsible for the resurgence of interest in the study of ideology, broadly defined. Leading scientists and scholars from several related disciplines, including psychology, sociology, political science, law, and organizational behavior present their cutting-edge theorizing and research. Topics include the social, personality, cognitive and motivational antecedents and consequences of adopting liberal versus conservative ideologies, the social and psychological functions served by political and religious ideologies, and the myriad ways in which people defend, bolster, and justify the social systems they inhabit. This book is the first of its kind, bringing together formerly independent lines of research on ideology and system justification.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Why Political Psychology Is Important	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xv
Introduction
On the Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification	p. 3
Ideology and Automaticity
American Moral Exceptionalism	p. 27
On the Automaticity of Nationalist Ideology: The Case of the USA	p. 53
The Psychological Power of the Status Quo
A Psychological Advantage for the Status Quo	p. 85
Belief in a Just World, Perceived Fairness, and Justification of the Status Quo	p. 107
Disentangling Reasons and Rationalizations: Exploring Perceived Fairness in Hypothetical Societies	p. 126
A Contextual Analysis of the System Justification Motive and Its Societal Consequences	p. 158
Epistemic and Existential Motives
The Social Psychology of Uncertainty Management and System Justification	p. 185
Political Ideology in the 21st Century: A Terror Management Perspective on Maintenance and Change of the Status Quo	p. 210
No Atheists in Foxholes: Motivated Reasoning and Religious Belief	p. 241
Personality and Individual Differences
Motivated Social Cognition and Ideology: Is Attention to Elite Discourse a Prerequisite for Epistemically Motivated Political Affinities?	p. 267
A Dual Process Motivational Model of Ideological Attitudes and System Justification	p. 292
Statewide Differences in Personality Predict Voting Patterns in 1996-2004 U.S. Presidential Elections	p. 314
Perspectives on Justice and Morality
Procedural Justice and System-Justifying Motivations	p. 351
Planet of the Durkheimians, Where Community, Authority, and Sacredness Are Foundations of Morality	p. 371
Ideology of the Good Old Days: Exaggerated Perceptions of Moral Decline and Conservative Politics	p. 402
Implications for Self, Group, and Society
Group Status and Feelings of Personal Entitlement: The Roles of Social Comparison and System-Justifying Beliefs	p. 427
Ambivalent Sexism at Home and at Work: How Attitudes Toward Women in Relationships Foster Exclusion in the Public Sphere	p. 444
Acknowledging and Redressing Historical Injustices	p. 463
The Politics of Intergroup Attitudes	p. 480
Name Index	p. 507
Subject Index	p. 513
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