Shared Reality, System Justification, and the Relational Basis of Ideological Beliefs

By John T. Jost, A. Ledgerwood, Curtis D. Hardin. 2008

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Ideological Asymmetries and the Essence of Political Psychology (2017, background): “Jost, Ledgerwood, and Hardin (2008) proposed that conservatives might therefore possess stronger motives to “share reality” with like-minded others, especially insofar as friends and family members provide social validation for one’s epistemic commitments as well as reassurance and safety in the…”
From political opponents to enemies? The role of perceived moral distance in the animalistic dehumanization of the political outgroup (2016, background): “Ideology is indeed the result of identity-related motivations and can thus be used as a lens through which people observe the world, shape interpersonal relationships, and satisfy social identity motives and relational needs for affiliation (Huddy, 2001; Jost et al., 2007).”
Developing Moral Agency through Narrative (2010, methodology): “In fact, particularly because of the post hoc justification process outlined by Haidt, Jost, and others [Baumeister et al., 1990; Greenwald, 1980; Haidt, 2008; Jost et al., 2008; Pasupathi, Mansour, & Brubaker, 2007], people who have engaged in harmful behavior may justify their actions in ways that”
The Joy of Sexism? A Multinational Investigation of Hostile and Benevolent Justifications for Gender Inequality and Their Relations to Subjective Well-Being (2010, background): “According to the theory, people are motivated to defend the status quo (and by extension, existing inequalities) because doing so serves epistemic, existential, and relational needs to minimize uncertainty and threat and to maintain shared reality with others (Jost et al. 2009; Jost et al. 2008).”
Not All Ideologies are Created Equal: Epistemic, Existential, and Relational Needs Predict System-Justifying Attitudes (2012, background): “Some evidence exists to support this assumption (e.g., Jost et al., 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009; Rutjens & Loseman, 2010; Thórisdóttir & Jost, 2011; Ullrich & Cohrs, 2007).”
“Elective Affinities”: On the Psychological Bases of Left–Right Differences (2009, positive): “Jost, Ledgerwood, and Hardin (2008) demonstrated that it is also possible to examine the ideological effects of situational variability in relational goals or motives in the laboratory.”
A sense of powerlessness fosters system justification: Implications for the legitimation of authority, hierarchy, and government (2015, neutral): “This motivation is thought to stem from basic epistemic, existential, and relational needs, including needs to reduce uncertainty, manage threat, and uphold a sense of socially shared reality (Jost, Ledgerwood, & Hardin, 2008).”
Shared Reality: Experiencing Commonality with others' Inner States about the World (2009, background): “mechanism underlying the construction of culturally shared memories and evaluations of the world—a basic mechanism for constructing social, cultural, and political beliefs (see Hausmann et al., 2008; Jost et al., 2007; Lau et al., 2001).”
Political ideology: its structure, functions, and elective affinities. (2009, background): “…it ( Jost et al. 2004a). analysis—liberals do exhibit stronger preferences for social change and equality (as well as progress and flexibility over tradition and stability , respectively) when compared with conservatives (e.g., Anderson & Singer 2008; Jost et al. 2004a, 2008b; Nosek et al. 2009).”