| Saroj Chawla
Ph.D. (York), Assistant Professor Emeritus, Sociology and
Comparative Philosophy; Women's Studies; Family and Socialization;
Ethnic Relations; Environmental Issues and Socio-Philosophical
Assumptions; Inter-ethnic Relations.
Retired.
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Saroj Chawla (Ph.D., York). "Does sociological writing
promote human well-being?" Prof. Chawla asks her students.
"Should sociologists accept responsibility for the impact
of their ideas on society? Or is their role limited to providing
insights into and explanations for social phenomena?…These
are some of the questions that intrigue me." In her teaching
and her writing, Prof. Chawla champions a "compassionate
perspective" in sociology. Her academic interests include
religion, comparative philosophy, classical theory, ethnicity/race
relations, family, and women's studies. She has published
articles on female empowerment and goddess worship, and non-eurocentric
approaches to social change. Prof. Chawla is a recipient of
the John O'Neill Award for Teaching Excellence (2000).
Selected Publications
Chawla, Saroj. 1997. "Female Empowerment in Goddess
Worship, or Goddess Worship in Toronto." Canadian
Woman Studies 17(1): 40-43.
Chawla, Saroj. 1995. "Epistemology and Ontology, Research
and Responsibility: Violence Against Women." In Different
Canadas, Different Sociologies (Proceedings of the Conference
Celebrating 25 Years of Graduate Sociology at York) 89-99.
Chawla, Saroj. 1994. "A Non-Eurocentric Approach to
Social Change." In Educating Professionals for Diversity
(Report Prepared for the Department of Canadian Heritage)
14-17.
Chawla, Saroj and Anne-Marie Ambert. 1992. "Two Case
Studies of Interracial Children and Mothers: Situational Ethnicity
and Status Dissonance." Pp. 208-223 in The Effects
of Children on Parents. New York: Haworth Press.
Chawla, Saroj. 1987. "Religio-Philosophical Roots of
Feminist Discontent." International Journal of Comparative
Sociology 28: 79-84.
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