Welcome to the Department of Sociology
Featured News
Introducing new appointments in the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts welcomes new colleagues and celebrates promotions
Faculty of Arts Research Funding Success
Faculty researchers receive federal support through SSHRC, NSERC, Banting, Vanier and New Frontiers grants
Sociology graduate student Riann Lognon receives CSA Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award!
Riann Lognon, a dedicated graduate student in sociology, has been honored with the prestigious CSA Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award for her outstanding contributions to applied research and community engagement.
Researching the acoustics of clinical care
UCalgary researcher tunes into the study of acoustemology in family medicine
What does ‘Made in Canada’ mean to you?
Four UCalgary alumni explore how consumers can be more thoughtful, strategic, and patriotic on National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond
PhD student wins CSA best graduate student paper award
Sociology PhD student, Fahimeh Mehrabi, wins CSA best graduate student paper award
In the news
In the News Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) 2025
Summer PURE research student Lily Berntzen showcases research on Parasocial Relationships in the Age of Instagram and TikTok Influencers
In the News Yvonne Zylan and colleague writing in The Conversation Canada
Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
In the News Pallavi Banerjeem (Sociology) and Fateme Ejaredar (PhD Student) writing in The Conversation
Iranian Canadians watch the Israel-U.S. war in Iran from afar
In the News Jenny Godley, Sociology, in Canada News Media
New report: Inequity, discrimination, and burnout fuel Alberta’s health-care workforce crisis
In the News Ucalgary News
Large class, small feel: How Future Skills helped 300 students feel connected
Featured publications
In the News Qualitative Sociology Review
Jay Cavanagh, Michael Adorjan and Rosemary Ricciardelli - experiences with ethics in the field researching youth and cyber-risk
In the News History of Education Quarterly
Scott McLean in History of Education Quarterly: From Missionary Zeal to Holiday Appeal: Summer School, Professionalization, and Teachers in Canada, 1915 – 1959
In the News Gender Work Organization, Wiley Online Library
Pallavi Banerjee and Carieta Thomas, “The Migrant Care Work Regime and the Making of the Constant-Care Worker Among Indian Immigrant Nurses.”
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