Alan Sears (sociologist)
Canadian sociologist
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Alan Sears is a Canadian sociologist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Previously he taught at the University of Windsor.[1] Sears is known for his work on sexuality, education and social movements.[2][3][4]
Alan Sears | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) |
| Education | BA (Carleton), MA (Carleton), PhD (Warwick, Sociology) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | sociology |
| Workplaces | Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Windsor |
| Thesis | The health of nations : public health and the social reproduction of the working class in Canada and Britain 1900-20 (1988) |
| Simon Clarke | |
Books
- Sears, A. 2025. Eros and Alienation: Capitalism and the Making of Gendered Sexualities. London: Pluto Press.[5][6]
- Sears, A. and J. Cairns. 2015. A Good Book in Theory: Making Sense through Inquiry (3rd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Sears, A. 2014. The Next New Left: A History of the Future. Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.[7]
- Cairns, J. and A. Sears. 2012. The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century. Toronto: University of Toronto Press
- Sears, A. 2003. Retooling the Mind Factory: Education in a Lean State. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
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