Alexander Wilson
PhD Student in Sociology, University of Toronto
I am a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Toronto. I study how new technologies change work and social stratification.
My projects have dealt with how AI exposure shapes career transitions, how workers interpret automation as a threat to their livelihoods, and how workers defend their occupational identities from technological threat.
Before starting my PhD, I completed an Honours BA in Sociology at the University of British Columbia and an MA in Sociology at the University of Toronto.
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Publications
The Bad Side of a Good Economy
How perceptions of the economy moderate the relationship between financial strain and powerlessness.
Jiarui (Bruce) Liang, Alexander Wilson, and Scott Schieman · Social Psychology Quarterly (2026)
It's Not You, It's the Market
When satisfied workers contemplate quitting.
Scott Schieman, Alexander Wilson, and Paul Glavin · Socius (2025)
The Social Psychology of Work
Handbook chapter on how social structures shape the experience of working life.
Scott Schieman and Alexander Wilson · Handbook of Social Psychology (2025)