Professor Emeritus
Roderic Beaujot

B.A. Collège Mathieu (University of Ottawa), 1967
B.A. University of Alberta, 1970
M.A. in Sociology, University of Alberta, 1972
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Alberta, 1975

Special Appointments and Honours

2010-present - Associate Editor, Canadian Public Policy

2010-present - Executive Committee Member,
Canadian Research Data Centre Network

2010-present - Porter Prize Selection Committee,
Canadian Sociological Association

2006-present - Principal Investigator
Population Change and Lifecourse SSHRC Strategic Knowledge Cluster

2006-present - Committee Member,
Institut de Statistique du Québec
Comité consultatif sur les statistiques démographiques et sociales

2004-present - Academic Director,
Western's Research Data Centre

1994-present - Chair,
Statistics Canada Advisory Committee on Demographic Statistics and Studies,
Statistics Canada

Recent Publications (Past 5 Years)

Books:

(2007) The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population (with Don Kerr) (eds.) Canadian Scholar's Press.

Book Chapters:

(forthcoming) "Population and immigration policy" (with Muhammad Munib Raza) in P. James and M. Kasoff (eds.) Canadian Studies in the New Millenium 2nd ed. University of Toronto Press.

(2011) "Aboriginal Demography" (with Don Kerr) pp 149-188 in Visions of the Heart: Canadian Aboriginal Issues 3rd ed. Oxford University Press.

(2011) "Families" pp 228-256 in J. White, T. Hewitt, and J. Teevan (eds.) Introduction to Sociology: A Canadian focus 10th ed.  Pearson.

(2010) "Childlessness and socio-economic characteristics: What does the Canadian 2006 General Social Survey tell us? (with Zenaida Ravanera) in L. Tepperman (ed.) Reading Sociology  Oxford University Press.

(2010) "Low income status by population groups, 1961-2001" (with Jianye Liu and Don Kerr) in B. Edmonston and E. Fong (eds.) The Changing Canadian Population McGill-Queen's University Press.

(2010) "Children and youth in Canada: Recent demographic changes" (with Jianye Liu and Don Kerr) in B. Edmonston and E. Fong (eds.) The Changing Canadian Population McGill-Queen's University Press.

(2009) "Rapporteur's summary" pp 168-169 in How Generations and Gender Shape Demographic Change: Towards Policies Based on Better Knowledge United Nations.

(2007) "Population change in the 21st century" pp 13-23 in R. Beaujot and D. Kerr (eds.), The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population Canadian Scholar's Press.

(2007) "Population change and policy implications" pp 329-337 in R. Beaujot and D. Kerr (eds.), The Changing Face of Canada: Essential Readings in Population Canadian Scholar's Press.

(2007) "Gender Models for Family and Work" pp. 215-219 in B. Matthews and L. Beaman,  Exploring Gender in Canada: A Multi-Dimensional Approach Pearson/Prentice Hall.

(2007) "Earning and Caring" pp. 98-101 in L. Tepperman and H. Dickson, Reading Sociology: Canadian Perspectives  Oxford University Press.

(2006) “Delayed life transitions: trends and implications” (pp. 105-132) in Canada’s Changing Families: Implications for Individuals and Society. K. McQuillan and Z. Ravanera (Eds), Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

(2006) “Transformed families and the basis for childbearing” (pp.15-48) in Canada’s Changing Families: Implications for Individuals and Society. K. McQuillan and Z. Ravanera (Eds), Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Refereed Journal Publications:

(2011) "Currently Married Women with an Unmet Need for Contraception in Eritrea: Profile and Determinants" (with Gebremariam Woldemicael) Canadian Studies in Population 38(1-2): 61-81.

(2009) "Welfare Regimes for Aging Populations: No Single Path for Reform" (with Mehmet Aysan) Population and Development Review 35(4): 701-720.

(2009) "Low Fertility in Canada: The Nordic Model in Quebec and the U.S. Model in Alberta" (with Juyan Wang)  Canadian Studies in Population 37(3-4): 411-443.

(2009) "Family Models for Earning and Caring: Implications for Child Care and for Family Policy" (with Zenaida Ravanera) Canadian Studies in Population 36(1-2): 145-166.

(2009) "Attitude toward childbearing outside of Marriage in Canada" (with Amir Erfani)  Journal of Comparative Family Studies 40(5): 759-773.

(2009) "Attitude Toward Family Size Preferences in Urban Ethiopia" (with Daniel Telake Sahleyesus, and David Zakus) Journal of Comparative Family Studies 40(1): 97-117.

(2009) "Models of Earning and Caring: Determinants of the Division of Work" (with Zenaida Ravanera and Jianye Liu) Canadian Review of Sociology 46(4): 319-337.

(2008) "Correlated mortality risks of siblings in Kenya: The role of state dependence" (with Walter Rasugu Omariba and Rajulton Fernando) Demographic Research 18(11): 311-336.

(2008) “Family change and implications for family solidarity and social cohesion” (with Zenaida Ravanera & Jianye Liu) Canadian Studies in Population 35(1): 73-101.

(2008) “Population growth and sustainability: Canadian considerations” (with Don Kerr) Environments 35(2): 85-96.

(2007) “Population change in Canada to 2017 and beyond: The challenges of policy adaptation” (with Zenaida Ravanera and Kevin McQuillan) Horizons 9(4): 3-12.

(2007) “Time-Crunch: Impact of Time Spent in Paid and Unpaid Work, and its Division in Families” (with Robert Anderson) Canadian Journal of Sociology 32(3):295-315.

(2007) “Determinants of infant and child mortality in Kenya: an analysis controlling for frailty effects” (with Rajulton Fernando and D. Walter Rasugu Omariba) Population Research and Policy Review 26(3):299-321.

(2007) “Measuring social cohesion: an experiment using the Canadian National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participation” (with Rajulton Fernando and Zenaida Ravanera) Social Indicators Research 80(3):461-492.