William Shaffir Explained
William Shaffir is a 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.[1] He co-authored the book The Jews in Canada.[2]
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[3] [4] and Tosh[5] Hasidic communities.
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Notes and References
- http://www.sociology.mcmaster.ca/people/shaffir McMaster University faculty page.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1-R5AAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Jews+in+Canada%22 Robert J. Brym, William Shaffir and Morton Weinfeld. The Jews in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- http://www.getcited.org/pub/101629327 Shaffir, William. Life in a religious community: The Lubavitcher Chassidim in Montreal. Holt, Rinehart & Winston of Canada, 1974.
- http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=3290443 Shaffir, William. "When prophecy is not validated: Explaining the unexpected in a messianic campaign." Jewish Journal of Sociology 37, no. 2 (1995): 119-136.
- http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=12056620 Shaffir, William. "Separation from the mainstream in Canada: The Hassidic community of Tash." Jewish Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1987): 19-35.
