Department of Sociology (McGill University)
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The Department of Sociology at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its research and teaching on social structures, inequality, and contemporary social issues within the Faculty of Arts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Sociology (McGill University) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T716496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Sociology (McGill University) Context triple: [Faculty of Arts (McGill University), hasDepartment, Department of Sociology (McGill University)]
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Department of Sociology, Lancaster University
The Department of Sociology at Lancaster University is a leading UK centre for sociological teaching and research, known for its strengths in cultural, media, feminist, and science and technology studies.
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Faculty of Sociology
The Faculty of Sociology at Moscow State University is a leading Russian academic division dedicated to sociological education and research across a wide range of social issues and methodologies.
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C.
Department of Sociology at Rice University
The Department of Sociology at Rice University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the scientific study of social life, institutions, and inequality.
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School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences at Rice University is an academic division that focuses on disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related fields to study human behavior and social systems.
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E.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is an academic division within the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines such as sociology, politics, economics, and related social science fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Sociology (McGill University) Target entity description: The Department of Sociology at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its research and teaching on social structures, inequality, and contemporary social issues within the Faculty of Arts.
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A.
Department of Sociology, Lancaster University
The Department of Sociology at Lancaster University is a leading UK centre for sociological teaching and research, known for its strengths in cultural, media, feminist, and science and technology studies.
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B.
Faculty of Sociology
The Faculty of Sociology at Moscow State University is a leading Russian academic division dedicated to sociological education and research across a wide range of social issues and methodologies.
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C.
Department of Sociology at Rice University
The Department of Sociology at Rice University is an academic unit that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the scientific study of social life, institutions, and inequality.
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D.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences at Rice University is an academic division that focuses on disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related fields to study human behavior and social systems.
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E.
School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is an academic division within the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines such as sociology, politics, economics, and related social science fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation |
McGill University Faculty of Arts
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linked to:
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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| campus |
Downtown Campus (McGill University)
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linked to:
Downtown Montreal campus
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| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| emphasis |
graduate education
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research and teaching ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contemporary social issues
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qualitative sociology ⓘ quantitative sociology ⓘ social inequality ⓘ social structures ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| governingBody |
McGill University Senate
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linked to:
Senate of McGill University
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| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
McGill University
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Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
research on contemporary social issues
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research on social inequality ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
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Master of Arts in Sociology ⓘ PhD in Sociology ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Faculty of Arts (McGill University) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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McGill University ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Canadian students
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international students ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
empirical social research
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sociological research ⓘ theoretical sociology ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | public university department ⓘ |
| university | McGill University ⓘ |
| usesAcademicTermSystem | semester system ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mcgill.ca/sociology/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Sociology (McGill University) Description of subject: The Department of Sociology at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its research and teaching on social structures, inequality, and contemporary social issues within the Faculty of Arts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Faculty of Arts