This new volume on Social and Psychological Bases of Ideology and System Justification brings together several of the most prominent social and political psycho

A leading psychologist explains why nearly all of us—including many of those who are persecuted and powerless—so often defend the social systems that cause

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In response to the international turmoil, violence, and increasing ideological polarization, social psychological interest in the topics of legitimacy and socia

This volume focuses on two questions: why do people from one social group oppress and discriminate against people from other groups? and why is this oppression