• The Cultural Psychology of Social Class

    How do people’s material realities create unique social-class cultures? How do these cultures produce distinct patterns of social cognition?

  • The Psychology of Dominance

    How do individuals at the top of group hierarchies manage the reputational costs of privilege? How do different strategies shape dominant-group members’ politics?

  • Ideology and Economic Inequality

    How do people’s beliefs about the fairness of economic systems shape reactions to extreme wealth or poverty? How do systems and institutions shape our beliefs about fairness?

  • Social Identity and Political Behavior

    How do group interests affect people’s political attitudes? How do people disguise their personal and group interests as principled?

  • Masculinity and Politics

    How does fragile masculinity affect men’s support for aggressive political policies and candidates? What can we do to break the link between gender insecurity and politics?