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A Theory of System Justification

John T. Jost

A leading psychologist explains why nearly all of us―including many of those who are persecuted and powerless―so often defend the social systems that cause misery and injustice. Why do we so often defend the very social systems that are responsible for injustice and exploitation? In

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The Ezra Klein Show

Anat said it offers a new, challenging perspective on why political ideologies and identities form.

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The first is A Theory of System Justification. It's a relatively new John Jost. It's definitely not a light read, but it's a very, very interesting perspective. One way of understanding where politica...

— Episode: Can Democrats Turn Their 2022 Around?

Episode: Can Democrats Turn Their 2022 Around?

Anat said it offers a new, challenging perspective on why political ideologies and identities form.

"

The first is A Theory of System Justification. It's a relatively new John Jost. It's definitely not a light read, but it's a very, very interesting perspective. One way of understanding where political ideology and identity come from and why it is that a really core psychological precept that we call tolerance of ambiguity is so predictive of why certain people are conservative where other people are progressive.

Episode: Can Democrats Turn Their 2022 Around?

Anat described it as a relatively new, dense but fascinating work that explains how political ideology and identity arise, linking tolerance of ambiguity to conservative versus progressive leanings.

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The first is A Theory of System Justification. It's a relatively new book by John Jost. It's definitely not a light read, but it's a very interesting perspective on where political ideology and identity come from and why tolerance of ambiguity predicts whether people are conservative or progressive.

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