The City and the North
Canada in the Chicago School of Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9601609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sida Liu (0000-0002-5147-0024, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Gihad Nasr (University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 36-53 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Sociologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1232 • E-ISSN: 1936-4784 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12108-025-09657-3 |
| OpenAlex | W4410956852 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
This article explores the intertwined histories of the Chicago School of sociology and Canadian sociology, challenging the conventional view that the Chicago School’s development was confined to the city of Chicago. By examining the academic journeys of prominent Canadian scholars such as Annie Marion MacLean, Roderick McKenzie, Helen and Everett Hughes, and Erving Goffman, it illustrates how their contributions were instrumental in shaping both the Chicago School and Canadian sociology. This research, based on extensive archival materials from primary and secondary sources, suggests that the continuous mobility and interaction of scholars between Chicago and Canada played an important role in the historical evolution of sociological thought. The study aims to “decenter” the Chicago School by highlighting the significant yet often overlooked contributions of Canadian sociologists, thereby providing a new understanding of its legacy and global impact
Social science · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Data Analysis and Archiving
Chicago Sociology
Contemporary Sociology
The Chicago school of sociology
Conflict
Human ecology
Department and Discipline
The Insanity of Place †
Beyond the Group
Everett Hughes
Nationalism, activism, and the canadian sociology and anthropology community, 1967–1985
Canadian sociology
Department and discipline
Annie Marion MacLean and the Chicago Schools of Sociology 1894–1934
Quebec Sociology
An Interview With Erving Goffman, 1980
Women Pioneers in Canadian Sociology
Wasp/woman/sociologist
Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms
Everett Hughes and the Chicago Tradition
Reminiscences of Classic Chicago
Annie Marion MacLean, Feminist Pragmatist and Methodologist
A Long-Neglected Mother of Contemporary Ethnography
Maid of All Work or Departmental Sister-in-Law? The Faculty Wife Employed on Campus
Interaction Ritual
The Ecological Approach to the Study of the Human Community
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood
Significance of the Canadian Migration
Factory Legislation for Women in Canada
Factory Legislation for Women in the United States
Pragmatism and empirical sociology
Interfacing Biography, Theory and History
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |