Why do people defend unjust, inept, and corrupt systems?
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 23:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Why do we stick up for a system or institution we live in -- a government, company, or marriage -- even when anyone else can see it is failing miserably? Why do we resist change even when the system is corrupt or unjust? A new article illuminates the conditions under which we're motivated to defend the status quo -- a process called "system justification."