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Department of Sociology

Faculty of Arts

The Department of Sociology at UBC is a research powerhouse—involved in a wide scope of research examining areas such as gender and sexuality, ethnicity, family and life course, environments, knowledge, and health and healthcare.

Our faculty and graduate students are dedicated to theoretically strong and empirically-oriented research representing our commitment to excellent scholarship.

Project and Initiatives

We have a history of engaging with partners locally and internationally, both in our research and in our teaching.

Explore exemplary undergraduate papers showcased within our peer and faculty-reviewed undergraduate journal.

Learn more about our individual faculty members and their achievements, publications, and current research initiatives.

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Research Streams

Our faculty members and students are involved in a diverse range of research areas that can be categorized by a set of seven core research streams.

Research Streams

Our faculty members and students are involved in a diverse range of research areas that can be categorized by a set of seven core research streams.

Research Streams

Our faculty members and students are involved in a diverse range of research areas that can be categorized by a set of seven core research streams.

Featured News

Prof. Amanda Cheong recognized by ASA section awards

She has received two awards and multiple honourable mentions for three of her articles from American Sociological Association.

Emma Nguyen explores adoption of English names in honours thesis

Her study investigates how students select English names and the impact of this decision on their overall “success” in Anglo-Saxon countries.

PhD candidate Rose Zhang receives Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award

Rose was awarded for her paper, “Racing Against a Hidden Clock: The Prospective Motherhood Penalty and Gendered Ageism in China’s Workplace.”

Research

Achievement, Announcements, Faculty, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong recognized by ASA section awards

Honours Feature, Research, Students

Emma Nguyen explores adoption of English names in honours thesis

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Achievement, Announcements, Research, Students

PhD candidate Rose Zhang receives Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award

UBC consistently ranks as one of the world’s top research universities, where open, innovative thinking is changing the world.