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Current social psychological perspectives on justice
Author(s) -
Deutsch Morton
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420130308
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , psychology , distributive justice , equity (law) , field (mathematics) , equity theory , social psychology , economic justice , social justice , context (archaeology) , epistemology , positive economics , sociology , criminology , political science , law , paleontology , philosophy , mathematics , artificial intelligence , computer science , pure mathematics , biology , economics
In the context of a comparative review of four recently published books on justice, the author provides an assessment of the current state of the field. He specifically discusses the role of equity theory, the variety of distributive principles, the role of justice in social behaviour, the broadening of perspectives in the field, and some remaining gaps and weaknesses in the literature. In concluding, the work of the leading theorists in the area is evaluated.