hɪz skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp wˈʌn hˌɪm ɐksˈɛptəns æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn kɐnˈeɪdiən ˌækədˈɛmɪks wɜː stˈɪl skˈɛptɪkəl ʌvðə nˈuː dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ʌv sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi.
His scholarship won him acceptance at a time when Canadian academics were still skeptical of the new discipline of sociology.