Yu Xie

Yu Xie

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A., M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.S., Shanghai University of Technology

Dr. Yu Xie is the Otis Dudley Duncan Professor of Sociology and a research professor in the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan. He is the PI for the Measuring Developmental Idealism and Family Life pilot study in China. Dr. Xie also studies social stratification and social mobility, with research on factors related to recruitment into scientific professions. His other research interests include statistical methods and demographic techniques. He teaches courses on methods and statistics.

Curriculum Vitae

Research Profile at the Population Studies Center












© 2008
Developmental Idealism Studies
Population Studies Center
University of Michigan

New Publication

G. Binstock, A. Thornton, "Knowledge And Use Of Developmental Thinking About Societies And Families Among Teenagers In Argentina." in Demográfia, 2007. Vol. 50. No. 5. English Edition

New Book

Kathryn M. Yount, Hoda Rashad (eds), Family in the Middle East: Ideational change in Egypt, Iran and Tunisia. Routledge. 2008

New Data Collection

A survey concerning ideational influences on marriage and child bearing is currently being conducted in Nepal.

Reading History Sideways

The method of reading history sideways is described and critiqued by Arland Thornton.


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