æz ɐ sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst, klˈɑːɹk bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn fɔːɹ stˈʌdiz ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɪŋ kɐnˈeɪdiən sˈoʊʃəl dɪvˈɛləpmənt æz ɐ pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv dɪsˌoːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd ɹˌiːˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ˌɔn ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk fɹʌntˈɪɹz.
As a sociologist, Clark became known for studies interpreting Canadian social development as a process of disorganization and re-organization on a series of economic frontiers.