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Sidney Goldstein (August 4, 1927 – August 5, 2019) was an American demographer. He was George Hazard Crooker University Professor at Brown University from 1977 to 1993.


Life

Sidney Goldstein was born in
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; he attended the
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, graduating with high distinction (and a senior honors book prize) with a
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degree in sociology in 1949, and then completing a
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degree in 1951."Sidney Goldstein"
''Population Association of America''. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
He then completed his
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at the
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; his
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was awarded in 1953. After spending two years at the University of Pennsylvania as an instructor, Goldstein took up a position at Brown University in 1955 and remained there for the rest of his career; he was appointed an associate professor in 1957, a full professor in 1960 and then George Hazard Crooker University Professor in 1977. At Brown, he also founded the Population Studies and Training Center in 1960 and served as its first director until 1989. He was also Chair of the Sociology Department from 1963 to 1970. He retired in 1993 to an
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professorship."Sidney Goldstein"
''Brown University''. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
Outside of Brown, Goldstein served as president of the
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(1975–76). In 2005, he received the Laureate Award from the
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population International Union for the Scientific Study of Population is an international union for the study of human population Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and ex ...
, and in 2011 received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
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(from who he had also received the Marshall Sklare Award in 1992).


Research

Goldstein's research has focused on
population distribution Species distribution β€”or species dispersion β€” is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged. The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of ...
,
urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly t ...
and
internal migration Internal migration or domestic migration is human migration within a country. Internal migration tends to be travel for education and for economic improvement or because of a natural disaster or civil disturbance, though a study based on the full f ...
, especially in Southeast Asia and China and in relation to Jewish demography. According to the Population Association of America, Goldstein is "internationally recognized for his long-standing and fundamental contributions to the study of urbanization and population mobility. He contributed significantly to the field with the development of the concept of repeat migration ... ndpioneered new techniques for the collection and recording of demographic data, including the use of administrative and other records to complement surveys."


Personal life

Goldstein was married; his wife Alice Dreifuss Goldstein assisted with much of his earlier research on repeat migration and co-authored a number articles with him. Goldstein died on 5 August 2019, aged 92; he was survived by his wife and three children."Obituary: Sidney Goldstein"
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'', 6 August 2019, via
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. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


References

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