Sang-Min Whang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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South Korean psychologist, author, and political commentator
Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1962
Place of Birth: Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Profession: psychologist
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Sang-Min Whang
- Sang Min Leo Whang (November 10, 1962 - ) is a South Korean psychologist, author, and popular political commentator.
- His has empirically investigated "the Korean Peoples' identity & their mass-psychology" by connecting it to a variety of issues such as self, online world identity, consumption behavior, love & relationships, power desire and political decision making.
- He has mainly researched the different psychological types of people and how the human mind works in on and offline settings.
- His most well-known projects are WPI (Whang's Personality Inventory), research on the identities of online game players, and research on politicians' public images.
- Whang has been a professor at Sejong University from 1994-1997 and at Yonsei University from 1994-2016.
- In January 2016, he was dismissed from his position as a tenured professor at Yonsei University, by excuse of violating an ethical rule, 'having a job outside of professorship without the permission of the university president.' There is controversy and speculation surrounding his dismissal.
- The unusual dismissal of a tenured professor from his position was a retaliatory decision made because of Whang's criticism against Geun-hye Park, the 11th President of South Korea.
- She was later impeached and dismissed from the presidency.
- Whang's dismissal was planned and executed by the late president of Yonsei University, Gap Young Cheung who denied his involvement of this case as a president of university.
- The late president Gap Young Cheung had a strong reputation that he had wished to hold a government or Blue House position during Ms.
- Park's presidency.
- After the impeachment of Ms.
- Park, Cheung retired from the university and remained as an honorary professor.
- Whang's dismissal is appreciated as an example of an evidence of latent oppression on academia by power.
- Dr.
- Whang currently runs a podcast WhangShimSo, where he provides free consultations on personal and career conflicts, and commentates on the diverse social issues in Korean Society.
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