Rick Helmes-Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Waterloo.

A well researched and beautifully written biography of Canadian Sociologist John Porter. - William Christian, Guelph Mercury, Sept 25, 2010 ‘This book offers the reader more than a description of an individual's scholarly career… It locates the life and work of John Porter in a broad and changing social educational context.’ - Roy Todd: British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011 ‘This biography eloquently highlights the career of a remarkable social scientist and a committed intellectual; it is also a living testimony to the institutionalization of Canadian sociology.’ - Simon Langlois; Canadian Journal of Sociology: vol 36:03:2011 ‘Measuring the Mosaic is a real intellectual biography… A book to read if we want to know something about John Porter, the history of sociology in Canada and the relation of different generations of Canadian sociologists with Porter’s work.’ - Marcel Fournier (Sociologica, 1/2012) ‘Helmes-Hayes is gifted with a very reader friendly style of prose… This book should regenerate interest in the work of porter and prove useful to anyone interested in Canadian Sociology, class relations, and the history of sociology.’ - Ian Rice (Canadian Review of Sociology, vol 48:04:2011)

Rick Helmes-Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Waterloo.

A well researched and beautifully written biography of Canadian Sociologist John Porter. - William Christian, Guelph Mercury, Sept 25, 2010 ‘This book offers the reader more than a description of an individual's scholarly career… It locates the life and work of John Porter in a broad and changing social educational context.’ - Roy Todd: British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011 ‘This biography eloquently highlights the career of a remarkable social scientist and a committed intellectual; it is also a living testimony to the institutionalization of Canadian sociology.’ - Simon Langlois; Canadian Journal of Sociology: vol 36:03:2011 ‘Measuring the Mosaic is a real intellectual biography… A book to read if we want to know something about John Porter, the history of sociology in Canada and the relation of different generations of Canadian sociologists with Porter’s work.’ - Marcel Fournier (Sociologica, 1/2012) ‘Helmes-Hayes is gifted with a very reader friendly style of prose… This book should regenerate interest in the work of porter and prove useful to anyone interested in Canadian Sociology, class relations, and the history of sociology.’ - Ian Rice (Canadian Review of Sociology, vol 48:04:2011)

Rick Helmes-Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Waterloo.

A well researched and beautifully written biography of Canadian Sociologist John Porter. - William Christian, Guelph Mercury, Sept 25, 2010 ‘This book offers the reader more than a description of an individual's scholarly career… It locates the life and work of John Porter in a broad and changing social educational context.’ - Roy Todd: British Journal of Canadian Studies: vol 24:02:2011 ‘This biography eloquently highlights the career of a remarkable social scientist and a committed intellectual; it is also a living testimony to the institutionalization of Canadian sociology.’ - Simon Langlois; Canadian Journal of Sociology: vol 36:03:2011 ‘Measuring the Mosaic is a real intellectual biography… A book to read if we want to know something about John Porter, the history of sociology in Canada and the relation of different generations of Canadian sociologists with Porter’s work.’ - Marcel Fournier (Sociologica, 1/2012) ‘Helmes-Hayes is gifted with a very reader friendly style of prose… This book should regenerate interest in the work of porter and prove useful to anyone interested in Canadian Sociology, class relations, and the history of sociology.’ - Ian Rice (Canadian Review of Sociology, vol 48:04:2011)