Sociology

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The Department of Sociology provides facilities for students intending to proceed to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140 Ext. 23613
E-mail: sociology@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://sociology.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/Fall 2013

Professors

Scott Davies, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Joint, Offord Centre for Child Studies
Margaret A. Denton, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Joint, Health, Aging and Society
John Fox, B.A. (City College of New York), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan)/Senator William McMaster Chair in Social Statistics, SocialSciences
Cyril H. Levitt, B.A., M.A. (Waterloo), Dr.Phil. (Free Univ., Berlin)
Charlene E. Miall, B.A. (Ottawa), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (York)
Victor Satzewich, B.A., M.A. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (Glasgow)
William B. Shaffir, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McGill)
Philip G. White, B.Sc. (London, U.K.), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Joint, Kinesiology

Associate Professors

Art Budros, B.A. (San Jose), M.A., C.Phil., Ph.D. (UCLA)
Lori Campbell, B.A., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Guelph)/ oint, Health, Aging and Society
Tina Fetner, B.A. (California, Santa Cruz), M.A., Ph.D. (New York)
James Gillett, B.A. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Joint, Health, Aging and Society
Melanie Heath, B.A. (California, Berkeley), M.A. (California State, Sacramento), Ph.D. (Southern California)
Neil McLaughlin, B.A., M.A. (Cleveland), Ph.D. (CUNY)
Dorothy Pawluch, B.A. (Laurentian), M.A., Ph.D. (McGill)
Robert H. Storey, B.A. (Toronto), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Joint, Labour Studies

Assistant Professors

Jeffrey Denis, B.A. (Toronto, Trinity College), A.M., Ph.D. (Harvard)
Paul Glavin, B.Sc. (Strathclyde, Scotland), M.A. (Kent State), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Mark McKerrow, B.Sc., M.A. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Cornell)
Marissa Young, B.A. (Calgary), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Toronto)

Associate Members

Jane Aronson (Social Work)
Roy Cain (Social Work)
John Cairney (Family Medicine; Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences)
Graham Knight (Communication Studies)

Research in Sociology

The Department has the capability of supervising M.A. theses in a broad range of topics. At the Ph.D. level, the Department is officially certified in three main areas: Individual and Society, Occupations and Organizations; and Social Inequality. These three areas are broadly defined and a variety of approaches and topics are possible within each. Students normally select more narrowly focused topics under the general rubric of these areas. Many are guided by the Group B list above which are further specifications of the three broad areas.

In order to ensure proper supervision, the Department attempts to match as closely as possible the research interests of incoming students with those of the faculty. Applicants should consult the Department’s web site on the Internet for the most current areas of expertise and research activities of the faculty.

While the Department has specialized in its areas of Ph.D. supervision, students are nonetheless encouraged to pursue their studies more broadly in the courses taken. The list below gives the titles of the various courses offered. Details about which of these courses will be offered in any particular year, the actual course content and the name of the instructor can be obtained from the Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs, Department of Sociology, Room 627, Kenneth Taylor Hall.

Programs

• Sociology, M.A.

• Sociology, Ph.D

• Sociology Courses

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