Jon Overton
Jon Overton
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Public Policy

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Office: Fretwell 485D
Email: jon.overton@charlotte.edu

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Jon Overton

I am an assistant professor of sociology and public policy at UNC Charlotte. 

As a social psychologist in the group processes tradition, I use theory and quantitative data to advance sociological knowledge in the field’s two core social problems: 1) breakdowns in social solidarity and 2) the sources of inequality. I address breakdowns in social solidarity by developing theoretical explanations for the emergence and maintenance of political polarization. I explore the sources of inequality using the status characteristics tradition to explain the emergence of informal hierarchies in small groups. Throughout my work, I pay careful attention to how stereotyping and self-fulfilling prophecies contribute to social problems.

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