Kenneth Westhues is a Canadian sociologist. He is a professor emeritus of Sociology at the University of Waterloo, 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 in 1970. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Westhues was a professor of Sociology at the University of Guelph in 1971. ^[3] He subsequently joined the Sociology at the University of Waterloo, where he was the department chair from 1975 to 1978. ^[4]

Westhues initially published research about the relationship between church and state. ^[5] He subsequently published research about the hippie movement. ^[3] Westhues authored and edited several books about workplace bullying in academia. His research found that vulnerability was increased by personal differences such as being a foreigner or of a different sex; by working in a post-modern field such as music or literature; financial pressure; or having an aggressive superior. ^[6] Other factors included envy, heresy and campus politics. ^[6]

Selected works

• Westhues, Kenneth (1991). Eliminating Professors: A Guide to the Dismissal Process. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN  9780773482104. OCLC  85947740.
• Westhues, Kenneth, ed. (2004). Workplace Mobbing in Academe: Reports from Twenty Universities. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN  9780773459779. OCLC  492833127.
• Westhues, Kenneth (2005). The Envy of Excellence: Administrative Mobbing of High-Achieving Professors. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN  9780773459793. OCLC  68113388.
• Westhues, Kenneth, ed. (2008). The Anatomy of an Academic Mobbing: Two Cases. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN  9780773449220. OCLC  242561191.

References

External links

• University of Waterloo: Kenneth Westhues homepage

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