Dr. Steven Kleinknecht

Academic Background

• Ph.D., Sociology, McMaster University
• M.A., Sociology, McMaster University
• B.A. (Hons), Sociology and Applied Studies, University of Waterloo

Research and Scholarly Interests

• Sociology of Deviance, Criminology, Qualitative Research Methods, Symbolic Interactionism,
• Subcultural Studies, Sociology of the Internet, and social Change

Teaching

• Sociology 1020 – Introduction to Sociology
• Sociology 2259 – Sociology of Deviance
• Sociology 2266A/B – An Introduction to Criminology
• Sociology 3307F/G – Qualitative Research Methods
• Sociology 4496E – The Craft of Inquiry

Representative Publications

• Kleinknecht, S., van den Scott, L. & Sanders, C. (Eds.). (2018). The craft of qualitative research: A handbook. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Kleinknecht, S. (2018). “Personal reputation as an ‘in’ to field research settings.” In S. Kleinknecht, L. van den Scott, & C. Sanders. (Eds.), The craft of qualitative research: A handbook (pp. 121-126). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Kleinknecht, S. (2017). “Keeping up with the Martins: Prescribed change, homogeneity, and cultural continuity among the Old Order Mennonites.” In P. Albanese & L. Tepperman (Eds.), Reading sociology – Canadian perspectives, 3rd edition (pp. 58-61). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
• Kleinknecht, S. (2011). “The hacker spirit: An interactionist analysis of the hacker ideology.” In E. Ksenych (Ed.), Exploring deviance in Canada (pp. 397-401). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
• Puddephatt, A., Shaffir, W. & Kleinknecht, S. (Eds.). (2009). Ethnographies revisited: Conceptual reflections from the field. New York: Routledge.
• Kleinknecht, S. (2007). “The hacker spirit: An interactionist analysis of the hacker ideology.” In L. Tepperman and H. Dickinson (Eds.), Reading sociology – Canadian perspectives (pp. 21–24). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
• Kleinknecht, S. (2007). “An interview with Robert Prus: His career, contributions, and legacy as an interactionist ethnographer and social theorist.” Qualitative Sociology Review 3(2): 221–288.
• Shaffir, W., & Kleinknecht, S. (2005). “Death at the polls: Experiencing and coping with political defeat.” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 34(6): 707–738.
• Kleinknecht, S. (2005). “Ethnographic insights into the hacker subculture.” In D. Pawluch, W. Shaffir, & C. Miall (Eds.), Doing ethnography: Studying everyday life (pp. 212–224). Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.
• Latimer, J., Kleinknecht, S., Hung, K., & Gabor, T. (2003). The correlates of self-reported delinquency: Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Department of Justice Canada, Research and Statistics Division. Ottawa, ON.
• Latimer, J., & Kleinknecht, S. (2000). The effects of restorative justice programming: A review of the empirical research. Department of Justice Canada, Research and Statistics Division. Ottawa, ON.

Professional Organization Membership

• Canadian Sociology Association (CSA)
• Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction (SSSI)

Community Links

• I am a content and linguistic editor for the Qualitative Sociology Review, which is an online journal published four times a year out of Poland.
• I have been actively involved, as a participant and organizer, with the “Qualitative Analysis Conference,” which is an annual conference showcasing ethnographic approaches to the study of everyday life.