De la tolerancia social al malestar del individuo: los efectos de la corrupción explicados desde la psicología social
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psicología social, corrupción, normas sociales, estereotipos, democracia, toleranciaResumen
El artículo analiza la corrupción a partir de cuatro estudios que combinan ciencia política y psicología social. Dos muestran cómo las normas sociales pueden hacer que determinadas prácticas corruptas resulten justificables, destacando el papel de la ciudadanía en su normalización y legitimación. Los otros examinan los estereotipos y evidencian que la corrupción deslegitima a los políticos, erosionando la confianza y el bienestar ciudadanos. Aunque la corrupción puede percibirse como un medio eficaz y generar justificaciones morales individuales, estas desaparecen cuando involucran a actores de quienes se espera integridad, como los representantes públicos. En conjunto, los estudios ofrecen explicaciones alternativas de las crisis de las democracias occidentales: la corrupción refuerza estereotipos negativos sobre la clase política, favorece discursos populistas y puede facilitar procesos de deterioro democrático.
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