Jim Sidanius

Jim Sidanius (b. December 11, 1945)[1] is an American psychologist and academic. He serves as John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in memory of William James and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.[2] He won the 2006 Harold Lasswell Award for “Distinguished Scientific Contribution in the Field of Political Psychology” from the International Society of Political Psychology[3] and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2013 Career Contribution Award.[4] He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007.[5] The Society of Experimental Social Psychology awarded Sidanius the Scientific Impact Award in 2019.[6]

Education

Sidanius earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from City College of New York in 1968.[1] He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.[1] His dissertation, passed in 1977, was titled: "Cognitive functioning and Socio-political Ideology: Studies in political psychology."[1]

Books

• Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression with Felicia Pratto (1999, Cambridge University Press)[7]
• Racialized Politics: Values, Ideology, and Prejudice in American Public Opinion (2000, University of Chicago Press)
• Key Readings in Political Psychology (2004, Psychology Press)
• The Diversity Challenge: Social Identity and Intergroup Relations on the College Campus (2010, Russell Sage)

See also

• Social dominance theory

References

1. Sidanius, Jim (2016). "Vita" (PDF). Harvard University. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
2. "Jim Sidanius". psychology.fas.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. "Harold Lasswell Award - ISPP.org". www.ispp.org. International Society of Political Psychology. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
4. "Career Contribution Award | SPSP". www.spsp.org. Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
5. "Academy Announces 2007 Class of Fellows" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
6. "Sidanius Wins The Society of Experimental Social Psychology's Scientific Impact Award". Harvard University. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
7. Tilly, Charles (March 2001). "Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression". Contemporary Sociology. 30 (2): 120. doi:10.2307/2655372.