Joseph Berger (April 3, 1924 – December 24, 2023) was an American sociologist and social psychologist best known for co-founding expectation states theory.
Researchers have used this program to develop interventions that counteract the disadvantages faced most notably by black students in the classroom[2] and women leaders in the workplace.
After earning his doctoral degree in sociology at Harvard University in the 1950s, where he had been taught by Talcott Parsons, he established a theoretical and experimental research program at Stanford.
[8] Berger, along with collaborators, edited a large number of books to which invited scholars have contributed papers that elaborate upon one or another "sociological theory in progress."
Berger was a recipient of the Cooley-Mead Award from the American Sociological Association to honor long-term distinguished contributions to the intellectual and scientific advancement of social psychology.