Peter J. Burke

Peter J. Burke
Known forIdentity theory, identity control theory
Academic background
Alma materYale University
Academic work
DisciplineSociology, social psychology

Peter J. Burke is an American sociologist and social psychologist. He is an expert on identity theory and has developed a theory of identity control. Burke is a Distinguished professor at University of California, Riverside.

He is a fellow member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Psychological Science and the 2003 winner of the Cooley-Mead Award from the American Sociological Association for lifetime contributions to social psychology.

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