Social Justice In A Diverse Society

Mar 13, 1997
Paperback
US $42.00
CAN $50.50
UK £24.99
ISBN: 9780813332154
ISBN-10: 081333215X
Published by Westview Press

Description

For this unique text focused on the social psychology of justice, the authors have assembled the most current information relating to five major questions. These questions look specifically at how justice is defined, how it influences individuals’ thoughts and actions and shapes their behavior, and when and why it matters. The underlying unifying theme is that individuals do care about issues of fairness in their interactions with others, with groups, and with institutions they support or oppose. Using this theme as their guidepost, the authors explore research on relative deprivation, distributive justice, procedural justice, and retributive justice. Extensive use of examples drawn from contemporary culture make this book an informative and engaging collection of the most current thinking about topics such as diversity, gender, equal pay, personal satisfaction, third-party dispute management, crime, cultural preservation, and scarcity theory. This text will be a valuable source for advanced courses on social justice, interpersonal relations, negotiation, intergroup conflict, and group processes in social psychology, political science, sociology, and legal studies.

Reviews

”…I am in awe of this book. Not since Lind and Tyler’s (1988) sweeping review of procedural justice has any book even attempted such a thorough converage of so far-flung a rance of topics….even the glowing praise on the dust-jacket has not done justice to what’s between this book’s covers.”
— American Studies Quarterly

“Timely and comprehensive.… The final chapter is a tour de force. Here the authors present a brilliant analysis of the existence of cross-cultural conceptions of justice, and conclude with an optimistic picture of the possibility of the realization of justice within a multicultural society.”
— Choice

“The most comprehensive study of the social psychology of justice yet published.”
— Political Studies

“With this groundbreaking book, Tyler and his associates help us make sense out of the antecedent processes responsible for much of today’s social injustice. By building on a solid foundation of social psychological theory and research, Social Justice in a Diverse Society provides some of the most cogent and insightful analyses available of people’s feelings of injustice in modern society.”
— Jerald Greenberg, Ohio State University

“This book brings together in one clear and well-considered volume the work of the past fifty years on what people mean when they say that something was fair or unfair and on the role of fairness in social life. The authors take on thorny questions about how justice works in the real world and show just how important it is that people not only be treated fairly but also know that they are treated fairly. To read Social Justice in a Diverse Society is to learn very nearly everything there is to know about ‘what makes people tick’ when it comes to justice and justice judgments.”
— E. Allan Lind, Duke University

“This is a thorough and comprehensive survey of popular conceptions of justice. With evidence for shared—almost universal—conceptions of justice across ethnic groups, the authors provide a strong challenge to ‘identity politics’ and those who would argue for different procedures and standards for different social groups. The findings suggest that multiculturalism is less of a threat to political and organizational authorities than is opponents often claim, or fear. Making a plea for moderate diversity, the research identifies the grounds on which we can forge a new consensus on the meanings of social justice.”
— Susan S. Silbey, Wellesley College

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