GOYDER, John C.

Ph.D. Sociology (McMaster)

M.A., Sociology (McMaster)

B.A. Economics and History (Bishop's)

Office: PAS 2063
Telephone: 519-885-1211, ext 32643

Email:

Interests:

Social Inequality, Survey Research Methods, Work and Technology, Education

Research and Teaching Areas:

• Social Science Methodology - Soc. 697 and (occasional) Soc. 321, Soc. 712
• Social Inequality - Soc. 315
• Technology and Social Change - Soc. 232
• Waterloo as Knowledge Society - Soc. 339
• Social Identity - Soc. 412

Selected Publications and Presentations:

Social Inequality

• Goyder, John (2009). The Prestige Squeeze: Occupational Prestige in Canada Since 1965. McGill - Queen's University Press. Winner of the 2010 Porter Prize.

Survey Research Methods

• Goyder, John (1987).The Silent Minority: Nonrespondents on Sample Surveys. Polity Press/Westview Press.
  
  

• Goyder, John, and Claire Durand. 2008. "The Prestige of Survey Research." Canadian journal of marketing Research 24:22-31.

Work and Technology

• Goyder, John (2005). Technology and Society: A Canadian Perspective. (2nd edition) Broadview Press.

Project on rating Canadian Sociology Departments:

A Behavioural Approach to Ranking Academic Departments by Prestige: The
Case of Sociology in English-Speaking Canada

Report on Skills and Employment of UW Arts Students and Graduates:

Arts Outcomes: Examining the Skills and Careers of Graduates From The Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo

Paper on post-secondary transitions, SSHE Conference, Montreal, December 2009:

From Levels to Combinations: Examining New Vocational Strategies Within Post-Secondary Education

Consulting

In the areas of survey design, fieldwork, and analysis

Archived Occupational Prestige Data

Available through UW library

Department of Sociology and Legal Studies
University of Waterloo
PAS Building Room 2045
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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