Jordan Peterson
Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jordan Bernt Peterson (born June 12, 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a retired professor of psychology at the University of Toronto.[1] He studies abnormal, social, and personality psychology. He is interested in the psychology of religious and ideological belief.[4] Peterson’s views are generally described as conservative.[5]
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Born | Jordan Bernt Peterson (1962-06-12) 12 June 1962 (age 62) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Education | University of Alberta (BA) McGill University (MA, PhD) |
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Tammy Roberts (m. 1989) |
Children | 2 |
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Fields | Psychology |
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Thesis | Potential psychological markers for the predisposition to alcoholism (1991) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert O. Pihl |
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Website | jordanbpeterson |
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Peterson has criticised political correctness,[6] Marxism,[7] and postmodernism.[8] Peterson has said "the climate change thing for me is a contentious issue, because you can’t trust the players." However, he does believe climate change to be an issue.[9][10]