Carl Dawson and the Research Ideal: The Evolution of a Canadian Sociologist

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Carl Dawson and the Research Ideal: The Evolution of a Canadian Sociologist
Abstract
The author points out that Carl Dawson's development as a sociologist reflected a general trend in sociology's evolution out of theology and social work. Trained as a minister, Dawson (1887-1964) rejected the religious vocation at some point after the First World War to become a social scientist. Appointed to McGill in 1922, where he founded the university's Department of Sociology in 1925, Dawson strove to establish research as the foundation for understanding society, questioning the efficacy of social reform. The author argues that Dawson's convictions stemmed from his Maritime Baptist background, wartime experience and education at the University of Chicago. He served as the chairperson of McGill University's Department of Sociology until 1952.
Publication
Historical Papers/Communications historiques
Volume
Vol. 20
Pages
45-73
Date
1985
Language
en
URL
Citation
Shore, Marlene. “Carl Dawson and the Research Ideal: The Evolution of a Canadian Sociologist.” Historical Papers/Communications historiques Vol. 20 (1985): 45–73. https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/hp/1985-v20-n1-hp1120/030932ar.pdf.
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