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Robb Willer
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology

Organizational behavior Political science Political psychology

Moral psychology
InstitutionsStanford University University of California, Berkeley
Websitewww.robbwiller.org

Robb Willer is an American sociologist.[1]

Biography

During graduate school, Willer worked as a union organizer for the United Auto Workers.[2]

Research

He and Matthew Feinberg developed the idea of "moral reframing".[3]

He has studied masculine overcompensation, showing that men whose masculinity has been threatened tend to adopt more stereotypically masculine attitudes on issues like war and gay rights.[4]

References

  1. ^ Graham, David A. (October 21, 2022). "How to Save Democracy". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "NYU's Grad-Student Union Succeeded. Cornell's Flopped. Why?". The Chronicle of Higher Education. October 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ University, Stanford (October 12, 2015). "Stanford sociologist shows how to make effective political arguments". Stanford.edu. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Stronger reaction to masculinity threats tied to testosterone, Stanford sociologist says". Stanford.edu. April 16, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
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