Department of Sociology and Legal Studies

GOYDER, John C.

Past President of the Canadian Sociological Association for 2011/12

Department of Sociology
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 3G1

PAS 2063
Telephone 519-885-1211 (X 32643)

Degrees:

B.A., Bishop's University, 1967 (Economics and History)
M.A., McMaster University, 1969 (Sociology)
Ph.D., McMaster University, 1972 (Sociology)
Title of Ph.D. dissertation: "Subjective Social Class and Objective Socio-Economic Status."

Interests:

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

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

Research Areas:

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