Jim Sidanius
James H. Sidanius,[1] known as Jim Sidanius (born James Brown on December 11, 1945 - June 29, 2021)[2] was an American psychologist and academic. He served as John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in memory of William James and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.[3] He won the 2006 Harold Lasswell Award for "Distinguished Scientific Contribution in the Field of Political Psychology" from the International Society of Political Psychology[4] and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2013 Career Contribution Award.[5] He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007.[6] The Society of Experimental Social Psychology awarded Sidanius the Scientific Impact Award in 2019.[7]
Life
[edit]Sidanius, who was of African American heritage, grew up in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from City College of New York in 1968.[2] He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Stockholm, Sweden.[2] His dissertation, passed in 1977, was titled: "Cognitive functioning and Socio-political Ideology: Studies in political psychology."[2] He changed his last name from Brown to Sidanius upon moving to Sweden (where he also obtained citizenship), but returned to the United States in the 1980s as a permanent resident. He was married twice.[1]
Books
[edit]- Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression with Felicia Pratto (1999, Cambridge University Press)[8]
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Psychology professor James Sidanius dies at 75". 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Sidanius, Jim (2016). "Vita" (PDF). Harvard University. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ "Jim Sidanius". psychology.fas.harvard.edu. Harvard University. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Harold Lasswell Award - ISPP.org". www.ispp.org. International Society of Political Psychology. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Career Contribution Award | SPSP". www.spsp.org. Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Academy Announces 2007 Class of Fellows" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Sidanius Wins The Society of Experimental Social Psychology's Scientific Impact Award". Harvard University. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Tilly, Charles (March 2001). "Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression". Contemporary Sociology. 30 (2): 120. doi:10.2307/2655372. JSTOR 2655372. Archived from the original on 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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- Harvard University Department of Psychology faculty
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- American political psychologists
- City College of New York alumni
- African-American psychologists
- 20th-century American psychologists