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