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Julie McMullin, Professor

PhD, Sociology, University of Toronto

Julie McMullin is a sociologist whose research, teachings and practice focuses on social inequality with a particular emphasis on the intersection of age, gender, social class, and ethnicity in the domains of paid work and families. Using both qualitative and quantitative analyses, much of her research has focused on issues related to older workers, structured ambivalence within families, childlessness, and income inequality in later life. She attributes her training as a sociologist to the focus she has placed on equity, diversity, and inclusion in her administrative work.

Areas of Specialization

Selected Publications

• McMullin, Julie and Josh Curtis. 2017. Understanding Social Inequality: Intersections of Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada, Third Edition. Don Mills: Oxford University Press.
• McMullin, Julie Ann. 2011. Age, Gender, and Work: Small Information Technology Firms in the New Economy. Kelowna, BC: UBC Press.
• McMullin, Julie Ann and Victor W. Marshall. 2010. Aging and Working in the New Economy: Changing Career Structures in Small IT Firms. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Curtis, Josh and Julie McMullin. 2019. "Dynamics of Retirement Income Inequality in Canada, 1991-2011." Journal of Population Ageing 12(1): 51-68.
• Shuey, Kim M., Catherine Gordon, and Julie A. McMullin. 2017. "“It’s the Lack of Structure that’s Causing the Problem”: Managerial Competence, the Treatment of Workers, and Job Stress in Precarious Firms." Social Currents 5(3): 264-282.

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