Kenneth Westhues is a Canadian sociologist. He is a professor emeritus of Sociology at the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality ...
, where he was the chair of the department from 1975 to 1978. He is the author or editor of several books about
workplace bullying in academia.
Early life
Westhues earned a PhD in Sociology from
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
in 1970.
Career
Westhues was a professor of Sociology at the
University of Guelph
, mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities"
, established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922)
, type = Public university
, chancellor ...
in 1971.
He subsequently joined the Sociology at the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality ...
, where he was the department chair from 1975 to 1978.
Westhues initially published research about the relationship between church and state.
He subsequently published research about the
hippie movement
The hippie subculture began its development as a youth movement in the United States during the early 1960s and then developed around the world.
Its origins may be traced to European social movements in the 19th and early 20th century such as B ...
.
Westhues authored and edited several books about
workplace bullying in academia. His research found that
vulnerability
Vulnerability refers to "the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally."
A window of vulnerability (WOV) is a time frame within which defensive measures are diminished, com ...
was increased by personal differences such as being a foreigner or of a different sex; by working in a
post-modern
Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of moderni ...
field such as music or literature; financial pressure; or having an aggressive superior.
[ Other factors included ]envy
Envy is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's quality, skill, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.
Aristotle defined envy as pain at the sight of another's good fortune, stirred b ...
, heresy
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important religi ...
and campus politics
Student activism or campus activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change. Although often focused on schools, curriculum, and educational funding, student groups have influenced greater political e ...
.
Selected works
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References
External links
University of Waterloo: Kenneth Westhues homepage
Living people
Vanderbilt University alumni
University of Guelph faculty
University of Waterloo faculty
Canadian sociologists
Academics and writers on bullying
Workplace bullying
Year of birth missing (living people)
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