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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Ronald Freedman

Who

Ronald Freedman · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Demographer and pioneer of the study of fertility and family planning

When

1917, Winnipeg, Canada — 2007, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Where

United States · East Asia

Biography

Ronald Freedman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Demographer and pioneer of the study of fertility and family planning

How & why

Ronald Freedman was a demographer who founded the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan and pioneered the use of sample surveys to study fertility and family planning, including influential fieldwork in Taiwan and across Asia. He helped bring a sociological perspective to demography. He is documented as Jewish among Jewish sociologists.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology

Contributions & Sources

Demographer and pioneer of the study of fertility and family planning

1917

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Sociology