Gordon F. De Jong's Information
POSITION TITLE: Distinguished Professor of Sociology & Demography and Director, Graduate Program in Demography
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Social demography; migration; immigration.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Demographic Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity
Interdisciplinary Perspectives Linking Individual, Family, and Population Health over Time
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
1961-1963 Instructor of Sociology, University of Kentucky
1963-1966 Assistant Professor of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University
1966-1971 Associate Professor of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University
1971-1990 Professor of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University
1974-76, 1982-88 Director, Population Issues Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University
1978-1979 Senior Research Fellow, East-West Population Institute
1979-1980 Acting Head, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University
1987-present Director, Graduate Program in Demography; Senior Scientist, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University.
1991-present Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography,
The Pennsylvania State University
1994 Visiting Faculty, Netherlands Graduate School of Research in Demography
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
1978-1985 Danforth Associate
1979-1981 Editorial Board, American Journal of Sociology
1985-1991 Member, Demography Certification Committee, American Sociological Association
1985-1988 Council Member, Population Section, American Sociological Association
1987-1990 Editor, Demography
1990-1993 Member, Publication Committee, Population Association of America
1996-1999 Member, Clifford C. Clogg Award Committee, Population Association of America
1998-2001 Council Member, Internation Migration Section, American Sociological Association
2002-2003 Chair, Population Section, American Sociological Association
2003-2005 Member, NIH Social Science and Population Studies and T-32 scientific review panels
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1990:
Lichter, D.T.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1990).
"Internal Migration in the United States." In
Nam, C.B.
,
W.J. Serow
and
D.F. Sly
(Eds.)
, International Handbook on Internal Migration.
Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press.
(pp. 391-417)
Horton, H.D.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1991).
"Black Entrepreneurs: A Socio-Demographic Analysis."
Research in Race and Ethnic Relations 6:105-120.
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Root, B.D.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1991).
"Family Migration in a Developing Country."
Population Studies 45(2):221-233.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
G.T. Cornwell
(1993).
"The Demographic State of Black Pennsylvania in the 1990s." In
Hughes, V.
(Ed.)
, The State of Black Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg, PA:
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.
(pp. 1-25)
Blair, M.C.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1993).
"Consequences of International and Rural-Urban Internal Migration for Improving the Occupational Status of Rural Third World Workers." In
International Population
Conference/Congres International de la Population, Volume 1.
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.
(pp. 613-623)
De Jong, G.F.
(1994).
"Documenting State Underemployment Patterns." In
Kintner, H.J.
,
P.A. Morrison
,
T.W. Merrick
and
P.R. Voss
(Eds.)
, Demographics: A Casebook for Business and Government.
Boulder, CO:
Westview Press.
De Jong, G.F.
and
M.C. Blair
(1994).
"Changing Occupational Characteristics of US Immigrants."
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 3(4):567-588.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
M.C. Blair
(1994).
"Occupational Status of Rural Outmigrants and Return Migrants."
Rural Sociology 59(4):693-707.
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Madamba, A.B.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1994).
"Determinants of White-Collar Employment: Puerto Rican Women in Metropolitan New York."
Social Science Quarterly 75(1):53-66.
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Angel, J.L.
,
G.F. De Jong
,
G.T. Cornwell
and
J.M. Wilmoth
(1995).
"Diminished Health and Living Arrangement of Rural Elderly Americans."
National Journal of Sociology 9(1):31-57.
De Jong, G.F.
,
J.M. Wilmoth
,
J.L. Angel
and
G.T. Cornwell
(1995).
"Motive and the Geographic Mobility of Very Old Americans."
Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences 50B(6):S395-S404.
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De Jong, G.F.
,
A.G. Johnson
and
K. Richter
(1996).
"Determinants of Migration Values and Expectations in Rural Thailand."
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 5(4):399-416.
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De Jong, G.F.
,
K. Richter
and
P. Isarabhakdi
(1996).
"Gender, Values, and Intentions to Move in Rural Thailand."
International Migration Review 30(3):748-770.
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Sandu, D.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1996).
"Migration in Market and Democracy Transition: Migration Intentions and Behavior in Romania."
Population Research and Policy Review 15(5/6):437-457.
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Madamba, A.B.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1997).
"Job Mismatch among Asians in the United States: Ethnic Group Comparisons."
Social Science Quarterly 78(2):524-542.
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Wilmoth, J.M.
,
G.F. De Jong
and
C.L. Himes
(1997).
"Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Living Arrangements among America's White, Hispanic, and Asian Elderly Population."
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 17(9/10):57-82.
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De Jong, G.F.
,
R.H. Warland
and
B.D. Root
(1998).
"Family Interaction and Migration Decision Making."
Research in Rural Sociology and Development 7:155-167.
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Sandu, D.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1998).
"Political Change, Ideology, and Migration Intentions."
Romanian Journal of Sociology 9(2).
Chamratrithirong, A.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1999).
"The Quality of Life Consequences of Internal Labor Migration in Thailand."
Journal of the National Research Council of Thailand 31(1/2).
De Jong, G.F.
(1999).
"Choice Processes in Migration Behavior." In
Pandit, K.
and
S.D. Withers
(Eds.)
, Migration and Restructuring in the United States.
New York, NY:
Rowman and Littlefield.
(pp. 273-293)
De Jong, G.F.
(1999).
"Internal and International Migration." In
Bass, L.
(Ed.)
, Syllabi and Instructional Materials in Demography.
Washington, D.C.:
American Sociological Association.
De Jong, G.F.
(1999).
"Internal and International Migration; Population and Policy Issues; Social Demography; World Population Diversity." In
Bass, L.
(Ed.)
, Syllabi and Instructional Materials in Demography.
Washington, DC:
American Sociological Association.
De Jong, G.F.
(1999).
"Population and Policy Issues." In
Bass, L.
(Ed.)
, Syllabi and Instructional Materials in Demography.
Washington, D.C.:
American Sociological Association.
De Jong, G.F.
(1999).
"Social Demography." In
Bass, L.
(Ed.)
, Syllabi and Instructional Materials in Demography.
Washington, D.C.:
American Sociological Association.
De Jong, G.F.
(1999).
"World Population Diversity." In
Bass, L.
(Ed.)
, Syllabi and Instructional Materials in Demography.
Washington, DC:
American Sociological Association.
Ogena, N.B.
and
G.F. De Jong
(1999).
"Internal Migration and Occupational Mobility in Thailand."
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 8:419-446.
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De Jong, G.F.
(2000).
"Expectations, Gender, and Norms in Migration Decision-Making."
Population Studies 54:307-319.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
A.B. Madamba
(2001).
"A Double Disadvantage? Minority Group, Immigrant Status, and Underemployment in the United States."
Social Science Quarterly 82(1):117-130.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
Q.G. Tran
(2001).
"Warm Welcome, Cool Welcome: Mapping Receptivity toward Immigrants in the U.S.."
Population Today 29(8):1-4+.
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De Jong, G.F.
,
A. Chamratrithirong
and
Q.G. Tran
(2002).
"For Better, For Worse: Life Satisfaction Consequences of Migration."
International Migration Review 36(3):838-863.
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Ssengonzi, R.
,
G.F. De Jong
and
C.S. Stokes
(2002).
"The Effect of Female Migration on Infant and Child Survival in Uganda."
Population Research and Policy Review 21(5):403-431.
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De Jong, G.F.
(2003).
"Paradigms for Graduate Training in Population Studies."
PAA Affairs Spring:3-4.
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Bronte-Tinkew, J.
and
G.F. De Jong
(2004).
"Children's Nutrition in Jamaica: Do Household Structure and Household Economic Resources Matter?."
Social Science and Medicine 58(3):499-514.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
M. Steinmetz
(2004).
"Receptivity Attitudes and the Occupational Attainment of Male and Female Immigrant Workers."
Population Research and Policy Review 23(2):91-116.
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Bronte-Tinkew, J.
and
G.F. De Jong
(2005).
"Do Household Structure and Household Economic Resources Predict Childhood Immunization? Evidence from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago."
Population Research and Policy Review 24(1):27-57.
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De Jong, G.F.
(2005).
"Commentary: Immigration of Older Adults: Extending the Incorporation Typology." In
Schaie, K.W.
and
G.H. Elder
(Eds.)
, Historical Influences on Lives and Aging.
New York:
Springer Publishing Co..
(pp. 99-107)
De Jong, G.F.
,
D.R. Graefe
and
T. St. Pierre
(2005).
"Welfare Reform and Interstate Migration of Poor Families."
Demography 42(3):469-496.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
M. Steinmetz
(2006).
"Migration Intentions in South Africa and Elsewhere." In
Kok, P.
,
D. Gelderblom
,
J. Oucho
and
J. van Zyl
(Eds.)
, Migration in South and Southern Africa.
Cape Town:
HRSC Press.
(pp. 249-265)
De Jong, G.F.
,
D.R. Graefe
,
S.K. Irving
and
T. St. Pierre
(2006).
"Measuring State TANF Policy Variations and Change after Reform."
Social Science Quarterly 87(4):755-781.
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Graefe, D.R.
,
G.F. De Jong
and
D.C. May
(2006).
"Work Disability and Migration in the Early Years of Welfare Reform."
Population Research and Policy Review 25(4):353-368.
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Graefe, D.R.
,
G.F. De Jong
and
S.K. Irving
(2006).
"The Whole is the Sum of Its Parts: Theory, Technique, and Measurement Science Applied to TANF Rules."
Social Science Quarterly 87(4):818-827.
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Jensen, L.I.
,
J.H. Cohen
,
A.J. Toribio
,
G.F. De Jong
and
L. Rodriguez
(2006).
"Ethnic Identities, Language, and Economic Outcomes Among Dominicans in a New Destination."
Social Science Quarterly 87(5):1088-1099.
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De Jong, G.F.
and
D.R. Graefe
(2008).
"Family Life Course Transitions and the Economic Consequences of Internal Migration."
Population, Space and Place 14(4):267-282.
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Graefe, D.R.
,
G.F. De Jong
,
M. Hall
,
S. Sturgeon
and
J. VanEerden
(2008).
"Immigrants' TANF Eligibility, 1996-2003: What Explains the New Across-State Inequalities?."
International Migration Review 42(1):89-133.
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Gubhaju, B.
and
G.F. De Jong
(2009).
"Individual versus Household Migration Decision Rules: Gender and Marital Status Differences in Intentions to Migrate in South Africa."
International Migration 47(1):31-61.
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Hall, M.
,
D.R. Graefe
and
G.F. De Jong
(Forthcoming).
"Economic Self-Sufficiency of Immigrant Women after TANF Participation: Welfare Eligibility as a Natural Experiment."
Social Science Research.
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