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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > cognitions and feelings > system justification

Preferred term

system justification  

Definition

  • Definition System justification refers to a social psychological propensity to defend and bolster the status quo, that is, to see it as good, fair, legitimate, and desirable. A consequence of this tendency is that existing social, economic, and political arrangements tend to be preferred, and alternatives to the status quo are disparaged. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; System Justification]

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