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Previous research on the psychology of justice has taught us a great deal about various aspects of justice in interpersonal relationships; it has elaborated the guiding principles of justice considerations for small social units, such as dyads and small groups, and for the system as a whole (Brickman, Folger, Goode, & Schul, 1981). It has been concerned primarily with perceptions of fairness, both of participants and outside observers, in a great variety of conditions under which resources may be distributed (i.e., distributive justice; Homans, 1961). Although most researchers have restricted themselves to the study of positive outcomes, some others have brought the allocation of negative outcomes (e.g., in the form of punishment reactions; Miller & Vidmar, 1981) to our attention (see also Hogan & Emler, 1981, on retributive justice).
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Sporer, S.L. (1986). Justice as Fair and Equal Treatment before the Law. In: Bierhoff, H.W., Cohen, R.L., Greenberg, J. (eds) Justice in Social Relations. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5059-0_15
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