Measuring the Mosaic : An Intellectual Biography of John Porter

__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.

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. In the first biography of this important figure, Rick Helmes-Hayes provides a detailed account of Porter's life and an in-depth assessment of his extensive writings on class, power, educational opportunity, social mobility, and democracy.

While assessing Porter's place in the historical development of Canadian social science, Helmes-Hayes also examines the economic, social, political and scholarly circumstances - including the Depression, World War II, post-war reconstruction, the baby boom, and the growth of universities - that contoured Porter's political and academic views. Using extensive archival research, correspondence, and over fifty original interviews with family, colleagues, and friends, Measuring the Mosaic stresses Porter's remarkable contributions as a scholar, academic statesman, senior administrator at Carleton University, and engaged, practical public intellectual.

Foreword 9 Contents 13 Preface 15 Acknowledgments 19 Introduction 25 1. Growing Up in Vancouver and London, 1921–1941 34 2. The Army Years, 1941–1946 45 3. The LSE Years, 1946–1949 68 4. Canada and Carleton College, 1939–1963 91 5. The Genesis of The Vertical Mosaic, 1949–1958 102 6. Crafting a Classic, 1958–1965 131 7. The Vertical Mosaic: Canada as a Flawed Democracy 150 8. Critical Response to The Vertical Mosaic 186 9. Canadian Society and Canadian Sociology in the 1960s and ’70s 215 10. Geneva, Ottawa, and Toronto, 1966–1969 235 11. Measuring Educational Opportunity, 1970–1979 257 12. Measuring Social Mobility, 1970–1979 281 13. The Shift into Academic Administration, 1977–1979 300 14. Marion Porter, John Porter’s Intellectual Partner 340 15. Second Thoughts: Ruminations on Social Justice 359 Afterword: Duty, Service, and Mission 378 Notes 433 Bibliography 563 John Porter: Published Sources 579 Index 585 While assessing Porter's place in the historical development of Canadian social science, Helmes-Hayes also examines the economic, social, political and scholarly circumstances - including the Depression, World War II, post-war reconstruction, the baby boom, and the growth of universities - that contoured Porter's political and academic views. Using extensive archival research, correspondence, and over fifty original interviews with family, colleagues, and friends, Measuring the Mosaic stresses Porter's remarkable contributions as a scholar, academic statesman, senior administrator at Carleton University, and engaged, practical public intellectual."--Pub. desc 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--Résumé de l'éditeur Rick Helmes-hayes. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [539]-560) And Index.