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Social Justice Pacifists

Overcoming ideological inertia and the psychology of system justification.

Bias
Why Do Some Women Support Sexist Behavior?

The Social Justice Lab on June 4, 2024

Even in the face of direct sexism, system justification may limit its harmful emotional effects, helping to explain why women might tolerate or even support sexism.

Even in the face of direct sexism, system justification may limit its harmful emotional effects, helping to explain why women might tolerate or even support sexism.

Psychology
Corruption Is Not Ideology-Free

The Social Justice Lab on November 22, 2022

Right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation play distinct roles when it comes to attitudes about corrupt people and intentions.

Right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation play distinct roles when it comes to attitudes about corrupt people and intentions.

Cognition
Why Is Conspiratorial Thinking More Popular on the Right?

The Social Justice Lab on October 21, 2021

Are conservatives in the U.S. more likely than others to be drawn into paranoid styles of thinking and conspiracy theories and, if so, why? Political psychologists weigh in.

Are conservatives in the U.S. more likely than others to be drawn into paranoid styles of thinking and conspiracy theories and, if so, why? Political psychologists weigh in.

Psychology
A Tribute to Jim Sidanius

The Social Justice Lab on July 15, 2021

Social psychology has never seen anyone like Jim Sidanius (1945-2021). We may never see anyone like him again.

Social psychology has never seen anyone like Jim Sidanius (1945-2021). We may never see anyone like him again.

Gender
A Theory of System Justification: A Précis

The Social Justice Lab on June 9, 2021

We are motivated to defend the status quo because doing so serves underlying psychological needs for certainty, security, and social acceptance.

We are motivated to defend the status quo because doing so serves underlying psychological needs for certainty, security, and social acceptance.

Motivation
Why Some People Strive to Justify the Status Quo

The Social Justice Lab on June 7, 2021

Socially and economically disadvantaged people sometimes rebel against the systems that harm them, but they often don't. Is it because they think they'll reach the top someday?

Socially and economically disadvantaged people sometimes rebel against the systems that harm them, but they often don't. Is it because they think they'll reach the top someday?

Bias
Understanding the Values of a Social Psychologist

The Social Justice Lab on May 26, 2021

The duty of a social scientist is to the truth about human thriving, not to the middle of the road, to Swiss-style neutrality, or to the far right.

The duty of a social scientist is to the truth about human thriving, not to the middle of the road, to Swiss-style neutrality, or to the far right.