ROSS, Aileen Dansken. Montreal 3.6.1902 — Montreal (?) 22.10.1995. Canadian Sociologist. Born of a wealthy family, daughter of John Wardrop Ross (1870–1946) and Gertrude Emma Holland. Studies at London School of Economics (B.Sc. 1939) and University of Chicago (M.A. 1941). Ph.D. 1951 Chicago (diss. on Anglo-French relations in Canada). In 1942-45 Lecturer in Sociology at Toronto. From 1944 Lecturer, 1951 Assistant Professor, 1961 associate Professor and 1964-70 Professor at McGill University in Montreal, then emerita. Unmarried.
Publications: The Hindu Family in Its Urban Setting. 325 p. Toronto 1961.
– Student Unrest in India: A Comparative Approach. 14+301 p. Montreal 1969.
– Businesswomen and Business Cliques in Three cities: Delhi, Sydney, and Montreal. 1979.
– Writings not related with South Asia; many articles and reviews.
Sources: quizlet.com/ca/549069366/15-early-canadian-sociologists-flash-cards/; findagrave.com; stray notes in Internet.
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