Social Justice Pacifists

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.

President Donald Trump

How Doctors' Political Ideology Influences Patient Care

The Social Justice Lab on March 7, 2023

Is your healthcare being affected by your doctor's political ideology?

Is your healthcare being affected by your doctor's political ideology?

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.

Politics

How Unjust Systems Are Created and Upheld

The Social Justice Lab on November 17, 2021

Understanding the "two faces of oppression" through the theories of social dominance and systems justification.

Understanding the "two faces of oppression" through the theories of social dominance and systems justification.

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

Understanding Authoritarianism and Corruption in the Philippines

The Social Justice Lab on July 19, 2021

Why are so many Filipinos locked into a dominance-submissive embrace with authoritarian leaders?

Why are so many Filipinos locked into a dominance-submissive embrace with authoritarian leaders?

Politics

Why Do Some Men Support Aggressive Policies and Politicians?

The Social Justice Lab on July 17, 2021

Does the idea of "precarious manhood" contribute to aggressive politics?

Does the idea of "precarious manhood" contribute to aggressive politics?

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.

Trust

Ideology May Help Explain Anti-Scientific Attitudes

The Social Justice Lab on July 8, 2021

New research suggests that political conservatism—not party affiliation—is the strongest predictor of skepticism toward science.

New research suggests that political conservatism—not party affiliation—is the strongest predictor of skepticism toward science.

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.