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The justice motive in everyday life : [essays in honor of Melvin J. Lerner] /
The justice motive is a paradox. It can promote acts of great heroism as well as heinous crimes. This book describes how a concern for justice can affect people's judgments and behaviors. The contributors explain why people are motivated to believe in a just world and describe the role this bel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The justice motive is a paradox. It can promote acts of great heroism as well as heinous crimes. This book describes how a concern for justice can affect people's judgments and behaviors. The contributors explain why people are motivated to believe in a just world and describe the role this belief plays in people's everyday lives. They also describe how an understanding of justice motivation can help ameliorate social problems such as workplace violence and the failure to help innocent victims. The Justice Motive in Everyday Life will be of interest to students and scholars in psychology, sociology, political science, law and business. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 443 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780511499975 0511499973 0511041519 9780511041518 0511175973 9780511175978 9780521802154 0521802156 9786610433209 6610433208 1107122961 9781107122963 1280433205 9781280433207 0511156669 9780511156663 0511304153 9780511304156 0511047797 9780511047794 |