In response to the international turmoil, violence, and increasing ideological polarization, social psychological interest in the topics of legitimacy and social justice has blossomed considerably. This integrative volume illustrates the diversity and richness of research in the field, explaining how and why people make sense of injustice at all levels of analysis.

Chapter 1 Knitting Together an Elephant, Linda J. Skitka, Nicholas P. Aramovich, Brad L. Lytle, Edward G. Sargis; Chapter 2 Injustice and Identity, D. Ramona Bobocel, Agnes Zdaniuk; Chapter 3 Beyond Blame and Derogation of Victims, Mitchell J. Callan, John H. Ellard; Chapter 4 Preserving the Belief in a Just World, Carolyn L. Hafer, Leanne Gosse; Chapter 5 From Moral Outrage to Social Protest, Dale T. Miller, Daniel A. Effron, Sonya V. Zak; Chapter 6 Deservingness, the Scope of Justice, and Actions Toward Others, James M. Olson, Irene Cheung, Paul Conway, Carolyn L. Hafer; Chapter 7 The Power of the Status Quo, Danielle Gaucher, Aaron C. Kay, Kristin Laurin; Chapter 8 System Justification, John T. Jost, Ido Liviatan, Jojanneke Van Der Toorn, Alison Ledgerwood, Anesu Mandisodza, Brian A. Nosek; Chapter 9 Self-Regulation, Homeostasis, and Behavioral Disinhibition in Normative Judgments, Kees Van Den Bos; Chapter 10 The Psychology of Punishment, John M. Darley, Dena M. Gromet; Chapter 11 Legitimacy and Rule Adherence, Tom R. Tyler; Chapter 12 Justice in Aboriginal Language Policy and Practices, Stephen C. Wright, Donald M. Taylor; Chapter 13 The Antecedents, Nature, and Effectiveness of Political Apologies for Historical Injustices, Karina Schumann, Michael Ross;