Analysis of the relationships between sensitivity to injustice, principles of justice and belief in a just world

Autor: Lionel Faccenda, Nathalie Pantaléon
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Moral Education. 40:491-511
ISSN: 1465-3877
0305-7240
DOI: 10.1080/03057240.2011.627142
Popis: Injustice appears to be a major variable in the analysis of transgressive behaviour. Theories and studies of injustice differ according to how injustice is conceptualised: contextually or personally. In the first case, the judgement of injustice results from an evaluation of situational characteristics (inequity, inequality, arbitrariness etc.). In the second case, factors related to personality (belief in a just world, sensitivity to injustice) are assumed to modify perceptions of justice or injustice and reactions to it. Although at first glance these approaches seem to be opposed, morality may be a point in common. This study of high school students aimed to identify the relationships between the variables of contextual injustice (principles of equity, equality or need operating in the evaluation of a situation) and those of personal injustice (sensitivity to injustice and belief in a just world), with reference to the literature on morality. Ten volunteers participated in semi-structured interviews. A...
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