Felicia Pratto

Felicia Pratto (born 1961) is a social psychologist known for her work on intergroup relations, dynamics of power, and social cognition. She is Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut. Pratto is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.

Pratto is co-author, with Jim Sidanius, of ''Social dominance: An intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression.'' This book describes how societies are structured through group-based social hierarchies, and how societal structures lead to intergroup conflict, racism, classism, and patriarchy. Provided by Wikipedia