When Inequality is Equitable: Validity, Propriety and Third Party Allocations
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2017-08-16
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The author summarizes theories of equity and distributive justice that predict actors use legitimate distribution rules to act to maintain or to restore equity. He elaborates those ideas, distinguishing legitimacy based on validity (socially supported) from propriety (acceptance by the focal actor). Experimental research showed strong effects of both types of legitimacy on behavior, with validity having slightly stronger effects.
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Inequality, Validity, Propriety, Third-Party Allocations