title: Social Justice and Social Order: Binding Moralities across the Political Spectrum.
abstract: Two studies explored the relationship between political ideology and endorsement of a range of moral principles. Political liberals and conservatives did not differ on intrapersonal or interpersonal moralities, which require self-regulation. However differences emerged on collective moralities, which involve social regulation. Contrary to Moral Foundations Theory, both liberals and conservatives endorsed a group-focused binding morality, specifically Social Justice and Social Order respectively. Libertarians were the group without a binding morality. Although Social Justice and Social Order appear conflictual, analyses based on earlier cross-cultural work on societal tightness-looseness suggest that countries actually benefit in terms of economic success and societal well-being when these group-based moralities co-exist and serve as counterweights in social regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Ronnie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janoff-Bulman
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Nate C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Carnes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D011057:Politics; D011049:Social Control Policies; D012935:Social Justice / Q000941:ethics*; D055815:Young Adult