Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University
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The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University is an academic unit that combines sociological and anthropological perspectives to study social structures, cultural practices, and human behavior through teaching and research.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8389973 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University Context triple: [Jerome H. Barkow, affiliation, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University]
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Department of Sociology (McGill University)
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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School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (University of Ottawa)
The School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers interdisciplinary teaching and research programs in sociology and anthropology, focusing on social structures, cultural practices, and contemporary societal issues.
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Department of Sociology (University of Saskatchewan)
The Department of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan is an academic unit that focuses on teaching and research about social structures, institutions, and issues such as inequality, crime, and social change.
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School of Sociology and Anthropology
The School of Sociology and Anthropology is an academic unit at Sun Yat-sen University dedicated to teaching and research in social structures, cultural practices, and human societies.
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Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic unit specializing in sociological research and teaching on contemporary social issues, inequalities, and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University Target entity description: The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University is an academic unit that combines sociological and anthropological perspectives to study social structures, cultural practices, and human behavior through teaching and research.
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A.
Department of Sociology (McGill University)
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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B.
School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies (University of Ottawa)
The School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit that offers interdisciplinary teaching and research programs in sociology and anthropology, focusing on social structures, cultural practices, and contemporary societal issues.
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C.
Department of Sociology (University of Saskatchewan)
The Department of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan is an academic unit that focuses on teaching and research about social structures, institutions, and issues such as inequality, crime, and social change.
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D.
School of Sociology and Anthropology
The School of Sociology and Anthropology is an academic unit at Sun Yat-sen University dedicated to teaching and research in social structures, cultural practices, and human societies.
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E.
Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic unit specializing in sociological research and teaching on contemporary social issues, inequalities, and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| approach | interdisciplinary ⓘ |
| campus |
Dalhousie University Halifax campus
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linked to:
Dalhousie University
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs | faculty members ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
research
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teaching ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural practices
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human behavior ⓘ social structures ⓘ |
| hasType |
research unit
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teaching unit ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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linked to:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| offers |
graduate programs
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undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| partOf | Dalhousie University ⓘ |
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
| studies |
community
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culture ⓘ globalization ⓘ institutions ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| usesPerspective |
anthropological perspective
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sociological perspective ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University Description of subject: The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University is an academic unit that combines sociological and anthropological perspectives to study social structures, cultural practices, and human behavior through teaching and research.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jerome H. Barkow
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affiliation
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Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University
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