CharlesHirschmanProfessor EmeritusBoeing International ProfessorJoint Appointment with: Evans School of Public Affairs(206) 543-5035charles@uw.eduPersonal Website CV (89.98 KB)Savery 248Office Hours: !2:00 to 1:30 pm MWFields of Interest Demography Ecology Immigration Race and Ethnicity Social Stratification/Inequality Southeast Asian Background and ExperienceSummaryPh.D., University of Wisconsin, 1972Charles Hirschman is Boeing International Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. Hirschman is a social demographer with interests in race and ethnicity, immigration to the United States, and social change in Southeast Asia. He is currently finishing a book, tentatively titled €œFrom High School to College: How and Why Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Immigration Generation Still Matter€ with Nikolas Pharris Ciurej, a UW PhD graduate. Based on data collected from high school seniors in the Puget Sound region, the book examines how ascriptive characteristics and socioeconomic origins shape the formation of college ambitions, college entry, and college completion. He is currently completing a sabbatical (2012-13) as a Visiting Fulbright Professor at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is beginning a new project on transformation of Malaysia from a labor surplus to a labor scarce economy and its impact on ethnic inequality. Hirschman received his BA from Miami University in Ohio and his PhD from University of Wisconsin. He taught at Duke University and Cornell University before joining the University of Washington in 1987. He enjoys teaching undergraduate classes on comparative and historical social change and on immigration and ethnicity, as well as graduate courses on demography and on comparative race and ethnicity. He is a former President of the Population Association of America and a former Chair of Section K of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (2004-05). He has been an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as a visiting scholar at several centers in the United States and overseas. He has had a long attachment to Malaysia, including service as a Peace Corps Volunteer before entering graduate school. Research Publications, Articles Charles Hirschman. 2014. “Immigration to the United States: Trends and Prospects” Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies 15(1): 69-85. Patrick Heuveline and Charles Hirschman. Forthcoming. “Fertility Transition: Southeast Asia.” International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Second Edition. Elsevier (Forthcoming) Publications, Books Charles Hirschman, Forthcoming. From High School to College: Why Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation Still Matter. NY: Russell Sage Foundation Press. (Forthcoming) Research Advised: Graduate Dissertations MacQuarrie, Kerry L.D. 2016. "Marriage Timing, Gender Context, and Early Family Formation." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Gabriel, Ryan. 2016. "The Residential Stratification of Mixed-Race Couples." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Ackert, Elizabeth S. 2015. "School Composition, Social Origins, and the Educational Outcomes of Mexican Origin Youth." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Patton, Deleena. 2014. "Unequal at the Starting Line: How Early Learning Experiences and School Capital Influence Stratification in The United States." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Tamaki, Emi. 2013. "The Gendered Effects of Marriage on Health in Japan: Structure, Role Expectations, and Outcomes." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Voloshin, Irina. 2012. "Sink or Swim in the Labor Pool: Determinants and Consequences of Teenage Employment." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. De Burgomaster, Scott G. 2012. "Moving On Up? Access, Persistence, and Outcomes of Immigrant and Native Youth in Postsecondary Education." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Bonaparte, Sabrina. 2012. "Change in Race and Ethnic Stratification: The Roles of Period, Cohort, Immigrant Generation, Socioeconomic Origins, and Gender in Shaping Educational Attainment." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Ewert, Stephanie L. 2010. "The Determinants of Gender Inequality in Higher Education." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Pharris-Ciurej, Nikolas D. 2010. "A More Comprehensive Theory of Educational Attainment: An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the College Completion Process." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Magarati, Ratna M. 2010. "Bilingualism and Educational Expectations, College Access and Success of Youth from Immigrant Families: A Test of Segmented Assimilation Theory." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Warnock, Deborah M. 2010. "When Does Money Matter? Parents' Perceptions of Paying for College and Students' Expectations, Preparedness and Enrollment." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Courses Taught Autumn 2016 SOC 470 A: Contemporary Southeast Asia SOC 470 A: Contemporary Southeast Asia: Contemporary Southeast Asia SOC 513 A: Demography And Ecology Winter 2016 SOC 212 A: Evolution And Revolution: An Introduction To The Study Of Comparative Social Change Autumn 2015 SOC 562 A: Seminar In Comparative Race Relations Winter 2015 SOC 467 A: Immigration And Ethnicity Autumn 2014 SOC 513 A: Demography And Ecology Related News Related News Alexes Harris joins colleages in the Washington State Academy of Sciences Jul 27, 2017 UW Sociology Professor Hirschman has role in report on integration of U.S. immigrants Sep 24, 2015 Share: Print PDF