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DYNAMICS OF FAIRNESS JUDGMENTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES IN GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
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Objectives
Contents The course will cover theory and research on the psychology of justice in social contexts, exploring the dynamics of fairness judgments and their consequences. It will examine how social psychology has been applied to understand perceptions of fairness and the factors that cause and are caused by perceptions of fairness. Implications of justice research in work and organizational contexts, government institutions, policing, medical care, and the development of radical and extremist behavior will be presented. Special attention will be given to how justice psychology theory and research can be applied in a variety of contexts, for well-being in communities and workplaces.
Extended Syllabus The Study of Justice in Social Psychology: Motivating versus Motivated Justice Processes.
Paradigms in the Social Psychology of Justice: instrumental views of the psychology of justice, social perspectives on the psychology of justice, the influence of identity and resource motivations on engagement in groups.
The biology of fairness.
Justification and rationalization: Causes, boundaries and consequences of motivated justice perceptions.
Exclusion, exploitation and the psychology of fairness.
Procedural justice and policing.
Injustice and violent extremism.
Organizational justice.
The psychology of perceived justice in shared decision making in health care.
Recommended Bibliography Lind E. A. (ed.) (2020) Social Psychology and Justice (1st Edition), Rutledge, 316 Pages, GBP £42.99, e-book £32,24. Chapters 5, 6 and 9 not requested.
Teaching Methods Lectures, small group works and discussions; student presentations
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Assignments will be given to students during the course. The final assessment will be weighted according to the following factors: homework 20%, individual classroom presentations 30%, final exam (written and oral) 50%.