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Justice within social dilemmas.

David A Schroeder1, Julie E Steel, Andria J Woodell

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701, USA. dave@uark.edu

Personality and Social Psychology Review : an Official Journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
|November 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

In social dilemmas, individual gain often outweighs group benefit, threatening fairness. This study proposes a 4-stage model of justice processes that groups navigate when facing unfair outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Game Theory

Background:

  • Social dilemmas present a conflict between individual self-interest and group benefit.
  • Defecting choices offer a competitive advantage, potentially leading to resource allocation asymmetry.
  • This asymmetry can challenge cooperators' sense of fairness and justice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how various justice processes (distributive, procedural, restorative, retributive) function within social dilemmas.
  • To provide a contextual understanding of social dilemmas and the role of justice in achieving fair outcomes.
  • To propose a novel model for understanding group responses to injustice in social dilemmas.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis integrating classic and contemporary theories of justice.

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  • Examination of justice processes within the framework of social dilemma situations.
  • Development of a sequential model based on group reactions to unfair outcomes.

    • Main Results:

    • Individualistic choices in social dilemmas confer a competitive advantage.
    • Unfair resource allocation and exploitation violate group norms and threaten justice.
    • Groups experience a recognized necessity for change when outcomes are unjust.

    Conclusions:

    • A 4-stage, sequential model of justice in social dilemmas is proposed.
    • Groups transition between justice concerns in response to perceived unfairness.
    • This model offers a framework for understanding how groups strive for fair and just outcomes.