Effect of Religiosity on Individual Tendency in Choosing John Rawls and Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr’s Justice Theories (An Experimental Study)
Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical Economics, Faculty of economics, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
3 PhD. Student, Economics, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Social justice has always been among the highest human ideals throughout history leading to the development of various theories in this regard. It is of special importance to understanding the real tendency of individuals to adopt more effective policies for realizing social justice. Religiosity is among the factors forming attitudes of individuals and thereby their economic and social behaviors. This experimental study investigated the effect of Religiosity on the tendency of 150 students in Tehran’s universities in choosing justice theories in different decision-making situations (without personal interest. third party). The results of this experimental study based on the Logit model showed the significant positive impact of Religiosity on the likelihood of selecting the Shahid al-Sadr’s justice theory in the first and second decision-making situations. Religiosity and social class showed a more significant positive impact on the persistence of individuals in choosing the Shahid al-Sadr’s justice theory in the second situation than in the first situation.
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