William Shaffir
Canadian sociologist
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| Intro | Canadian sociologist | |
| Places | Canada | |
| is | Sociologist | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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Biography
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.
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.