Institutions McMaster University Name William Shaffir | Role Author Institution McMaster University | |
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Books Life in a Religious Community: The Lubavitcher Chassidim in Montreal Fields Sociology, Sociology of religion, Ethnography Similar People M Weinfeld, Robert A Stebbins, Robert J Brym, Irwin Cotler, Jack Haas | ||
William Shaffir is a Jewish-Canadian sociologist. Shaffir has conducted studies on Canadian Jews, particularly on Hasidic Jews in Canada. He is the Associate Chair of the Sociology Department at McMaster University. He co-authored the book The Jews in Canada.
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Sociological research
William Shaffir has conducted a number of qualitative studies on Canadian Jewry.
Studies on Canadian Hasidim
Shaffir has conducted studies on several of the Hasidic groups in Montreal, including the Chabad-Lubavitch and Tosh Hasidic communities.
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