Measuring the Mosaic : an intellectual biography of John Porter / / Rick Helmes-Hayes

• Autore: Helmes-Hayes Richard C. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (621 p.)
• Disciplina: 301.092
• Soggetto topico: Sociology - Canada; Sociologists - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Ottawa (Ont.) Biography
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Growing up in Vancouver and London, 1921-1941 -- The army years, 1941-1946 -- The LSE Years, 1946-1949 -- Canada and Carleton College, 1939-1963 -- The genesis of The vertical mosaic, 1949-1958 -- Crafting a classic, 1958-1965 -- The vertical mosaic : Canada as a flawed democracy -- Critical response to The vertical mosaic -- Canadian society and Canadian sociology in the 1960's and 70's -- Geneva, Ottawa, and Toronto, 1966-1969 -- Measuring educational opportunity, 1970-1979 -- Measuring social mobility, 1970-1979 -- The shift into academic administration, 1977-1979 -- Marion Porter, John Porter's intellectual partner -- Second thoughts : ruminations on social justice -- Afterword : duty, service, and mission.
• Sommario/riassunto: Measuring the Mosaic is a comprehensive intellectual biography of John Porter (1921-1979), author of The Vertical Mosaic (1965), preeminent Canadian sociologist of his time, and one of Canada's most celebrated scholars.
• Titolo autorizzato: Measuring the Mosaic
• ISBN: 1-4426-9874-8; 1-4426-9873-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791666003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II