Welcome to the Department of Sociology
Featured News
Meet Them Where They Scroll: The Power of Pop Culture in Parenting and Teaching
From math lessons to tough talks about gender and identity, educators are finding that today’s music, movies and memes can open the door to meaningful conversations
Celebrating 2025 Killam Award recipients in the Faculty of Arts
Advancing knowledge and leadership through distinguished scholarship
2025 Killam Awards celebrate a tradition of scholarship
Celebrating the Killams’ vision, the awards honoured excellence across UCalgary’s disciplines
Observing the world through invisible graffiti
UCalgary student Amber Skye Beaulieu’s summer project sparks passion for research
Reframing the narrative around online learning
UCalgary research team makes the case for online teaching
Introducing new appointments in the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts welcomes new colleagues and celebrates promotions
In the news
In the News Omid Asayesh, Sociology, in The Conversation
Omid Asayesh in The Conversation: Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in Calgary Sun
What makes horror movies so compelling? Plus our favourite scary movie recommendations
In the News Pallavi Banerjee writes in latest issue of Contexts Magazine
Can Trump backlash reinvigorate Canadian higher education?
In the News Dean Curran, Sociology, in The Conversation Canada
The warning signs are clear: We’re heading toward a digital crisis
In the News The Conversation
Dean Curran writes about warning signs of a digital crisis in The Conversation
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
Featured publications
In the News The Gerontologist
Fahimeh Mehrabi - Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling the Void of Loneliness in Later Life
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
Highlander Lecture: Defending Canada’s interests from global trade to Arctic sovereignty
Join the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies for a talk by Dr. Martha Hall Findlay on Canada’s role in global trade, defence and Arctic sovereignty.
Date: November 20, 2025
Location: The Military Museums