SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Easterlin Paradox, Pascal Bruckner, Equity Theory
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Soc 362: week 2 lecture: justice/morality & subjective wellbeing. Doing good things (e. g. altruism) is strongly and positively associated with feeling good (happy & satisfaction) People feel bad when they perceive and injustice: distributional (equity theory), procedural and interactional. Self-enhancement theory: feel good about being over rewarded (justify that i am better than others) How ever not all injustices are perceived/recognized. Patterns become more complex when intersection of forms of injustice are considered and moral emotions are considered. When people receive unfavorable outcomes, they reach more negatively to fair procedures that to unfair procedures: if outcomes are negative, fair procedures lead to lower self-esteem (shame reflects moral failure of yourself)(pride high self esteem) Moral failure cannot meet your goals or what others expect. Self-esteem is related to moral emotions of pride and shame. Pascal bruckner said, happiness is a duty and responsibility. To fail utterly is to fail to be happy.
