• Lloyd White (part time)
• Office: B273
• Phone and voicemail: (902) 563-1429
• Fax: (902) 563-1247
• E-mail: lloyd_white@capebretonu.ca

     Lloyd was born and raised in Sydney. He graduated from high school in 1983. Following a workplace injury, he was forced to confront the issue of returning to school, and did so in 1994. He graduated from UCCB in the spring of 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts Community Studies degree, majoring in both Anthropology and Sociology. He then went on to Acadia University, where he completed his MA in Sociology. In the spring of 1998, Lloyd was presented with an opportunity – through UCCB’s Anthro/Soc department – to deliver the Anthro/Soc 110 course to students in various Aboriginal communities. He has continued in this capacity for the past five years.

     Specialty areas: Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Deviance, Theory and Social Inequality.

     Community service: As a member of the World Junior Hockey Championships: Community Events Committee, he coordinated an Aboriginal and African Nova Scotia Youth Symposium, which brought together eighty young people and some of Cape Breton’s major employers for a day of information exchange. He was a member of the Graduate Students’ Host Committee for an Anthropology and Sociology Conference held at Acadia University, and has played a role in several conferences held at Cape Breton University.

      Research: Lloyd’s research has focussed on understanding the role of “meaning”, the effects of capitalism and competition, and the role of religion in modern society. These interests fostered his MA thesis, which examined the role of the St. FX Ring Ceremony as a modern form of “rites of passage” and the X-ring as a much sought-after “credential”. His research has also been action oriented: For example, he examined the problem of aggression in minor hockey and offered suggestions to a local hockey association to address the issue.