System Justification Theory Paper

The system Justification theory is the tendency that people have to defend, rationalize and justify the current social, political, and economical state which everyone is in. In other words, it’s the degree of predilection that people are willing to go to in order to advocate for the status quoi and avoid any innovation. On the other hand, social identity perspective is the idea that a person’s self-esteem and worth is a result of their membership or relevancy to a certain group. In simpler terms, our sense of self is a result of the recognition of an in-group. In certain cases, such as the 2016 election, system justification theory seems to nullify the social identity perspective.

The social identity perspective was overridden during …show more content…
Hence, all vile comments which Trump makes, doesn’t affect them. For instance, a person who adheres to a system justification perspective will attribute the suffering of poor people as a means of their own decisions. To put it differently, they don’t accept that that person is poor because the laws in place only benefit those who are privileged and disparages those who are deprived of similar advantages. This overemphasis on personal responsibility validates their belief of the world being fair and just. Henceforth, Trump is an advocate for a traditional party that adheres to the system justification theory, so it isn’t arduous to conceive why so many people would vote for him. Trump’s ability to win fifty three percent of women’s votes, precisely illustrates why social identity perspective didn’t aid in his election as president. If social identity perspective was at play during the election, it would’ve served as a deterrent toward women votes for Trump. Due to the fact that Trump’s deplorable salacious comments and continual objectification of women, would’ve meant that women would’ve needed to identify with their in-group and vote against