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A social identity model of system attitudes (SIMSA): Multiple explanations of system justification by the disadvantaged that do not depend on a separate system justification motive

Rubin, Mark; Owuamalam, Chuma Kevin; Spears, Russell; Caricati, Luca

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Authors

Chuma Kevin Owuamalam

Russell Spears

Luca Caricati



Abstract

System justification theory (SJT) assumes that social identity theory (SIT) cannot fully account for system justification by members of low-status (disadvantaged) groups. Contrary to this claim, we provide several elaborations of SIT that explain when and why members of low-status groups show system justification independent from any separate system justification motive. According to the social identity model of system attitudes (SIMSA), the needs for social accuracy and a positively distinct social identity fully account for system justification by members of low-status groups. In the present article, we (a) explain SIMSA’s accounts of system justification, (b) develop associated hypotheses, (c) summarise evidence that supports each hypothesis, and (d) highlight issues to be addressed in future research. We conclude that SIMSA provides a more parsimonious explanation of system justification by the disadvantaged than SJT, because it does not refer to an additional separate system justification motive.

Citation

Rubin, M., Owuamalam, C. K., Spears, R., & Caricati, L. (2023). A social identity model of system attitudes (SIMSA): Multiple explanations of system justification by the disadvantaged that do not depend on a separate system justification motive. European Review of Social Psychology, 34(2), 203-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2022.2046422

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 8, 2022
Online Publication Date Mar 10, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date Mar 24, 2023
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal European Review of Social Psychology
Print ISSN 1046-3283
Electronic ISSN 1479-277X
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 34
Issue 2
Pages 203-243
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2022.2046422
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1177606

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.




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