Training is accomplished through a combination of course work, individual study, and collaborative research with faculty. We also study how these demographic processes relate to family dynamics such as marital formation and dissolution, and to labor force activity. Group differences in population outcomes by gender, race and ethnicity are important considerations in this field of study.
Studies focus both on the United States and on developing countries.
SOCY 201 or equivalent and SOCY 410 or permission of department. Basic techniques for analyzing population structure and demographic processes, including fertility, mortality and migration. SOCY 644 Gender, Work, and Family The interrelationships among gender, work, and family in contemporary societies. There is considerable collaboration of faculty with students on research papers, and students are encouraged to present papers at professional meetings and submit these papers for publication. The demography program currently receives funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation that supports graduate research training for students with special interests in developing countries.