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Justice and self-interest : two fundamental motives, Melvin J. Lerner, Susan Clayton

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  • "This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that it sometimes takes priority over self-interest"--
  • "This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that, although it is typically portrayed as serving self-interest, it sometimes takes priority over self-interest. To make this case, the authors discuss the way justice emerges as a personal contract in children,♯s̥ development; review a wide range of research studying the influences of the justice motive on evaluative, emotional, and behavioral responses; and detail common experiences that illustrate the impact of the justice motive. Through an extensive critique of the research on which some alternative models of justice are based, the authors present a model that describes the ways in which motives of justice and self-interest are integrated in people,♯s̥ lives. They close with a discussion of some positive and negative consequences of the commitment to justice"--
Language
eng
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x, 268 pages
Contents
  • Contesting the primacy of self-interest
  • Why does justice matter?: the development of a personal contract
  • Commitment to justice: the initial primary automatic reaction
  • Explaining the myth of self-interest
  • Defining the justice motive: re-integrating procedural and distributive justice
  • How people assess deservingness and justice: the role of social norms
  • Integrating justice and self-interest: a tentative model
  • Maintaining the commitment to justice in a complex world
  • Bringing it closer to home: justice in another 'American tragedy'
  • Emotional aftereffects: some negative consequences and thoughts on how to avoid them
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9781107002333
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Justice and self-interest : two fundamental motives
Title
Justice and self-interest
Title remainder
two fundamental motives
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Melvin J. Lerner, Susan Clayton
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • "This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that it sometimes takes priority over self-interest"--
  • "This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that, although it is typically portrayed as serving self-interest, it sometimes takes priority over self-interest. To make this case, the authors discuss the way justice emerges as a personal contract in children,♯s̥ development; review a wide range of research studying the influences of the justice motive on evaluative, emotional, and behavioral responses; and detail common experiences that illustrate the impact of the justice motive. Through an extensive critique of the research on which some alternative models of justice are based, the authors present a model that describes the ways in which motives of justice and self-interest are integrated in people,♯s̥ lives. They close with a discussion of some positive and negative consequences of the commitment to justice"--
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1929-
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Lerner, Melvin J.
Index
index present
LC call number
HM671
LC item number
.L47 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1960-
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Clayton, Susan D.
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  • Social justice
  • Justice
  • Self-interest
  • Justice
  • Self-interest
  • Social justice
  • Sociale rechtvaardigheid
  • Eigenbelang
  • Eigennutz
  • Soziale Gerechtigkeit
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Justice and self-interest : two fundamental motives, Melvin J. Lerner, Susan Clayton
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and indexes
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Contesting the primacy of self-interest -- Why does justice matter?: the development of a personal contract -- Commitment to justice: the initial primary automatic reaction -- Explaining the myth of self-interest -- Defining the justice motive: re-integrating procedural and distributive justice -- How people assess deservingness and justice: the role of social norms -- Integrating justice and self-interest: a tentative model -- Maintaining the commitment to justice in a complex world -- Bringing it closer to home: justice in another 'American tragedy' -- Emotional aftereffects: some negative consequences and thoughts on how to avoid them
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
x, 268 pages
Isbn
9781107002333
Lccn
2010034220
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)658117284
  • (OCoLC)ocn658117284
Label
Justice and self-interest : two fundamental motives, Melvin J. Lerner, Susan Clayton
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-261) and indexes
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Contesting the primacy of self-interest -- Why does justice matter?: the development of a personal contract -- Commitment to justice: the initial primary automatic reaction -- Explaining the myth of self-interest -- Defining the justice motive: re-integrating procedural and distributive justice -- How people assess deservingness and justice: the role of social norms -- Integrating justice and self-interest: a tentative model -- Maintaining the commitment to justice in a complex world -- Bringing it closer to home: justice in another 'American tragedy' -- Emotional aftereffects: some negative consequences and thoughts on how to avoid them
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
x, 268 pages
Isbn
9781107002333
Lccn
2010034220
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)658117284
  • (OCoLC)ocn658117284

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