Ideology has re-emerged as an important topic of inquiry among social, personality, and
political psychologists. In this review, we examine recent theory and research concerning …

Legitimacy is a psychological property of an authority, institution, or social arrangement that
leads those connected to it to believe that it is appropriate, proper, and just. Because of …

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 misery and …

A theory of system justification was proposed 25 years ago by Jost and Banaji (1994, Br. J.
Soc. Psychol., 33, 1) in the British Journal of Social Psychology to explain 'the participation …

Individuals are not merely passive vessels of whatever beliefs and opinions they have been
exposed to; rather, they are attracted to belief systems that resonate with their own …

Conventional wisdom holds that CEOs should avoid wading into society's debates. Yet,
CEOs are increasingly ignoring this dictum and taking public stances on socially contentious …

Recent years have seen a surge in psychological research on the relationship between
political ideology (particularly conservatism) and cognition, affect, behaviour, and even …

Existing research on executives' belief in the business case for corporate social
responsibility (CSR) is built on two premises. The first is that, in order to believe in the …

“A short review cannot convey the rich variety of arguments and data Bartels deploys in
making his case…. Bartels shows that social issues do not create as strong a headwind …

It is widely assumed that Americans care little about income inequality, believe opportunities
abound, admire the rich, and dislike redistributive policies. Leslie McCall contends that such …