| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xv, 335 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The law and public policy |
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Law and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Situating Unfairness Within the Psyche, Ancient Cries, and a Just World -- Introduction: The Cries, and the Critics, of Unfairness -- When the Just World Meets Job's World -- Separating "Fair" From "Just" and "Unfair" From "Fair" -- Taking the Dimensions of Unfairness -- What Are the Types of Unfairness? Toward a Categorization Schema -- Who or What Do We Blame for Unfairnesses? -- Severity, Blame, and Type of Unfairness: Do We Find Consistency or Neuroticism? -- Victims of Unfairness: A Narcissistic or Empathic Story? -- Do We Ever Get Over Unfairnesses? -- Trying to Pin Down the Variance of Unfairness -- What's in a Name? Unfairness Versus Misfortune Versus Injustice -- Objecting to Punishments, Sustaining Process -- When the Victim Is Flawed or Bears Fault -- Fundamental Beliefs About Unfairness, Life, and God -- Searching for Universals in a Multicultural World -- Unfairness Across Lands and Beneath Cultures -- Fukohei: Commonsense Unfairness in Japan -- No es Justo! Commonsense Unfairness in Spain -- Consistencies, Contradictions, Conundrums, and Common Sense -- Rectifying, Nullifying, and Softening Unfairnesses: To Err Is Human -- Toward a Fair Reading of Commonsense Unfairness and Fairness. |
| Summary |
Annotation In his systematic analysis of "fairness" and "unfairness," Finkel (psychology, Georgetown U.) discusses how claims of unfair treatment not only inform our judicial system but are implicit in news reports and everyday conversation. As familiar as the concepts are, however, many people confuse "fairness" with "justice" and are clearer about what's "unfair" than what's "fair." By looking at the deeper meanings underlying "unfairness narratives" volunteered by American and international study participants, Finkel creates a typology of basic unfairness categories. He explores unfairness in broad historic, religious, legal, and psychological contexts and shows how age, sex, and culture are likely to play a part in how people perceive unfairness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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Annotation "Not Fair! discusses unfairness in a broad historical, religious, legal, and psychological context and shows how age, gender, and culture are likely to play a part in how we decide what is "fair" or "unfair." |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Fairness.
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86.07 psychology of law. (NL-LeOCL)077607791
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Fairness. (OCoLC)fst00919888
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Differentielle Psychologie (DE-588)4012259-1
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Fairness (DE-588)4153589-3
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Verhalten (DE-588)4062860-7
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Rechtvaardigheid.
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Psychologische aspecten.
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Differentielle Psychologie.
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Fairness.
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Verhalten.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1557987521 (alk. paper) |
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9781557987525 (alk. paper) |
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