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.

Product Description: Intended as a companion to AN INVITATION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, this reader includes carefully selected articles that introduce students to the field of social psychology.

Product Description: Organized around the theme of self-censorship in everyday life, this brief text introduces students to social psychology by focusing on the field's most interesting studies and real world applications.

Product Description: Thirty years of progress on civil rights and a new era of immigration to the United States have together created an unprecedented level of diversity in American schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods. But increased contact among individuals from different racial and ethnic groups has not put an end to misunderstanding and conflict...read more