The belief in an unjust world: An egotistic delusion

@article{Doliski1996TheBI,
  title={The belief in an unjust world: An egotistic delusion},
  author={D. Doliński},
  journal={Social Justice Research},
  year={1996},
  volume={9},
  pages={213-221}
}
The main hypothesis of Lerner's just world theory says that people are inclined to think that their physical and social environment is just and that individuals generally get what they deserve and deserve what they get. Contrary to Lerner's assumption, however, it is suggested in the article that in some situations, people may perceive the world as unjust because such a belief has a specific “ego-defensive” compoment for an individual. It is likely, for instance, that the belief in an unjust… Expand
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