When Expectations and Justice Do Not Coincide: Blue-Collar Visions of a Just World

Psychological theories of distributive justice, such as equity, exchange, and relative deprivation, offer a picture of an economic world that is, in its broad outlines, perceived as just. For example, drawing on an extensive and persuasive body of experimental research, Lerner (1980) found that people usually expect the world to be a just place and will go to great length to rectify perceived injustice. read more…