Kenneth Westhues

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Kenneth Westhues
Education Vanderbilt University
OccupationSociologist
Employer University of Waterloo
Known forResearch on workplace bullying in academia

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.

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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]

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References

  1. "Kenneth Westhues". Edwin Mellen Press. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  2. "Ph.D. Alumnae and Alumni". Sociology. Vanderbilt University. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Hippies will soon disappear" . The Ottawa Journal. September 2, 1971. p. 29. Retrieved November 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ken Westhues, recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award, 1985". Center for Teaching Excellence. University of Waterloo. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. Russell, David (October 13, 1968). "Church, State Discussed by Westhues" . The Daily News-Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved November 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 Workplace Bullying in the Academic World?, Higher Education Development Association, 13 May 2007, archived from the original on 24 July 2011