ABSTRACT
The recognition of injustice and the resulting feelings of anger or guilt should motivate people to behave in a variety of ways. Research generally has addresses two issues. The first understands the various types of behavior in which people can engage. The second understands what judgments about the situation lead people to engage in one form of behavior as opposed to another. The first and most heavily researches distinction is between individual and collective behaviors—between reactions designs to improve or rectify one's personal situation and reactions designs to improve or rectify the situation for one's larger reference group. The second distinction is between normative behaviors—reactions that conform to the standards of the larger social system and negative, or nonnormative, behaviors—reactions that are outside the confines of existing social rules. One immediate individual-level reaction to possible injustice is to seek verification or social support from other people. Collective responses to rule breaking can occur formally or informally.
