Sociology

Events | Friday, February 23, 2024
Presented by the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts & Science, this in-person conversation with scholars and community...
News | Thursday, November 30, 2023
Growing up in Lima, Peru with an Afro-Peruvian family, Roxana Escobar Ñañez was always surrounded by music. Like many households, it was a...
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The Price of (In)Authenticity
In my research project “The Price of (In)Authenticity”, I provide empirical evidence of the benefits and costs of racial assimilation...
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Growing Apart
In my research project “Growing Apart”, I investigate how stigma concerning racialized aspects of physical appearance (like hair) sustains Black-non-Black...
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Nwadei’s research primarily investigates the expression of racial and/or ethnic minority identities in predominantly-White settings (i.e., work, school, church, dating,...
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HOAs and Residential Exclusion
This project explores the role of homeowners’ associations and patterns of residential exclusion. Using data on HOAs, mortgage lending, and...
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The urban process under racial capitalism: Race, anti-Blackness, and capital accumulation
This project places urban studies in conversation with theories from Black Sociology, Black Geographies, and Black Studies as a way...
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Housing Assistance Across the GTA
Using administrative data and interviews with tenants and administrators from the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, this project analyzes the effects...
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rentiss A. Dantzler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Faculty Advisor to the School of Cities...
News | Wednesday, October 18, 2023
A developing research project from Timothy Bryan, an assistant professor in the department of sociology at U of T Mississauga,...