Pro-system psychological propositions hold for most societies most of the time
Evidence
I maintain, however, that these propositions hold generally for the American culture over most of its history—and also, that the propositions hold for most of the world most of the time. This is so even though they fly in the face of much social theory—theory often generalized from more specialized studies of radicalism and revolution. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2268
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to system justification theory (Jost’s own framework) and to why radical theory overgeneralizes from exceptional revolutionary moments. — connects to: Class society’s permanence made psychic acceptance as rational as rebellion — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 223