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Measuring the Beliefs in a Just World

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Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Social Justice ((CISJ))

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Whilst it may not be totally clear who first used the term Belief in a Just World (BJW) it is certain that the ideas behind the concept can be found in the work of early attribution theorists (Heider, 1958) and indeed in the ideas of the great Greek Philosophers. People prefer to live in stable, orderly, predictable world where just works are rewarded and evil punished.

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    Adrian Furnham

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    Leo Montada

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    Melvin J. Lerner

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Furnham, A. (1998). Measuring the Beliefs in a Just World. In: Montada, L., Lerner, M.J. (eds) Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6418-5_9

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