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Michael Rosenfeld

Professor of Sociology
Director of Undergraduate Studies
BA, Mathematics, Brown University, 1989
MA, Latin American Studies, University of Chicago, 1991
PhD, Sociology, University of Chicago, 2000
Michael Rosenfeld, headshot

I am a social demographer who studies race, ethnicity, and family structure, the family’s effect on children, and the history of the family. I am interested in mate selection as a social as well as a personal process.

For information on my publications, my classes, my research, and my interactions with the press, visit my homepage.

Contact

Office
Bldg 120, rm 124

Office Hours

Office Hours

for Winter quarter 2026, Office hours are Wednesdays Noon-1P

Research Interests

Areas of Specialization
Family
Sociology of population/demography
Sociology of sex and gender
Quantitative methods
Racial and ethnic minorities