How the moralization of issues grants social legitimacy to act on one's attitudes

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 690-701

  Effron, Daniel A ^a   Miller, Dale T ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; attitudes; entitlement; moralization; psychological standing; self interest

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859764042     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211435982     Document Type: Article

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