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Social identity explanations of system justification: Misconceptions, criticisms, and clarifications

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

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Chuma Kevin Owuamalam

Russell Spears

Luca Caricati



Abstract

In this article, we reply to Jost et al.'s (Citation2023) rejoinder to our article reviewing evidence for the social identity model of system attitudes (SIMSA; Rubin et al., Citation2023). We argue that (1) SIMSA treats system justification as the outcome of an interaction between general social psychological process and specific historical, political, cultural, and ideological environments; (2) it does not conflate perceived intergroup status differences with the perceived stability and legitimacy of those differences, (3) it is not fatalistic, because it assumes that people may engage in social change when they perceive an opportunity to do so; (4) it adopts a non-reductionist, social psychological explanation of system justification, rather than an individualist explanation based on individual differences; (5) it presupposes “existing social arrangements”, including their existing legitimacy and stability, and assumes that these social arrangements are either passively acknowledged or actively supported; and (6) it is not reliant on minimal group experiments in its evidence base.

Citation

Rubin, M., Owuamalam, C. K., Spears, R., & Caricati, L. (2023). Social identity explanations of system justification: Misconceptions, criticisms, and clarifications. European Review of Social Psychology, 34(2), 268-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2023.2184578

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 21, 2023
Online Publication Date Mar 8, 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 268-297
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2023.2184578
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1177189

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