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Quotes from Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World — Melvin J. Lerner

born 1929 United States

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When restoration of injustice is costly, people tend to deny injustice by blaming the victims or by minimizing their hardships and disadvantages. In this manner, BJW-based motivation merges with people's self-interest.

Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World (1998)

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