Dr. Calvin Goldscheider

Biography

Calvin Goldscheider is the Ungerleider Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies and Sociology at Brown University, as well as a Faculty Associate at the Population Studies and Training Center. His research primarily focuses on sociology and demography, with a particular emphasis on ethnic populations, family structures, and immigration trends. Dr. Goldscheider has held academic positions at various institutions including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Southern California, and the University of California, Berkeley. He has been a Senior Fulbright Research Scholar and a Visiting Professor at the Center for Women's Studies at Stockholm University. His major contributions to the field include publishing extensively in leading sociology and demography journals, as well as editing eight collections of original scholarly research. Some of his significant works include titles such as 'Population, Modernization and Social Structure', 'Population in Israel', and 'Israel's Changing Society: Population, Ethnicity and Development'. His current research interests also explore the Arab-Israeli conflict and the future of Jewish populations across Israel, the United States, and Europe.

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