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

"This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that it sometimes takes priority over self-interest"--

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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 268 p. :; ill.
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  • 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.