Sociology of Culture

The Sociology of Culture examines material products, ideas, and symbols and their relationship to social behaviour. This area examines, for example, the roles played by the arts, science, consumer habits, and education in defining social structures and systems.

 

Faculty members whose primary area of specialization is the sociology of culture include: Zaheer Baber, Shyon Baumann, Joe Bryant, John Hannigan, Vanina Leschziner, Kathleen Liddle, Erik Schneiderhan, Dan Silver and Sheldon Ungar.

 

Faculty members whose research overlaps with this area include: Y. Michal Bodemann, Josee Johnston and Ann Mullen.