TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jost, John T.
TI  - A theory of system justification
SN  - 9780674244658 (hb)
U1  - 303.372  
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Cambridge	
PB  - Harvard University Press	
KW  -  Social Justice	
KW  - Oppression (Psychology)	
KW  - Justification Theory
N1  - https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674244658
N2  - "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 injustice.

Why do we so often defend the very social systems that are responsible for injustice and exploitation? In A Theory of System Justification, John Jost argues that we are motivated to defend the status quo because doing so serves fundamental psychological needs for certainty, security, and social acceptance. We want to feel good not only about ourselves and the groups to which we belong, but also about the overarching social structure in which we live, even when it hurts others and ourselves."
ER  -