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Social psychological perspectives on the legitimation of social inequality: Past, present and future
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This introductory article for the special issue entitled “Social Psychological Perspectives on the Legitimation of Social Inequality”
reviews various theoretical frameworks applied to the study of this topic. Legitimation of social inequality occurs through
individual-level, group-level, and system-level processes. In societies in which egalitarianism and fairness are core cultural
values, legitimation permits differential treatment of people on the basis of their social group memberships while allowing
people to maintain positive self-images, to reinforce group-based hierarchies and to justify a status quo that systematically
benefits some individuals and groups more than others. In this article, we focus on three major theoretical perspectives in social
psychology that have inspired most of the research featured in this special issue, and we offer a general overview of the articles
to follow, expanding upon their connections to one another and to the theme of the issue. We highlight the promise of research on
legitimation of social inequality not only for developing a deeper and more integrative theoretical understanding of intergroup
relations but also for guiding interventions to achieve social equality in practice
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Lopes, R. C., Dovidio, J. F. , Pereira, C. R. & Jost, J. T. (guest editors) (2013). Social psychological perspectives on the legitimation of social inequality (Special issue introduction). European Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 43-4