Faculty Bio

Douglas Gurak

Professor of Development Sociology

234 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801
Email: dtg2@cornell.edu
Phone: (607) 255-1692

Training

Ph.D. 1973 University of Wisconsin-Madison (Sociology)
M.S.  1969 University of Wisconsin-Madison (Sociology)
B.S.   1966 Rutgers University, New Brunswick (Sociology)

Areas of Interest

» international and internal migration
» migration
» ethnic stratification
» population and development linkages

Research

My current research focuses on the changing nature of immigration to the United States and other industrialized societies. Of particular interest are the diversity of types of immigrants in terms of modes of entry and human capital resources and the evolving shift in settlement patterns away from the dominant gateway regions of the past several decades. I have also been examining the nature of immigrant social mobility.

Selected Publications

Kritz, M.M. and D.T. Gurak. 2004. Immigration and a Changing America. New York and Washington DC: Russell Sage Foundation and Population Reference Bureau.

Potdar, R. and D.T. Gurak. 2003. “An Examination of the Intensification Effect of Son Preference on Recent Trends in Regional Fertility in India.” Journal of Population, 9, 2.

Kritz, M. M and D. T. Gurak. 2001. "The Impact of Immigration on the Internal Migration of Natives and Immigrants."; Demography 38, 1 (February):133-145.

Kritz, M. M., D. T. Gurak and L. Chen. 2000. "Elderly immigrants: Their composition and living arrangements." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 26 (March):85-114.

Gurak, D. T. and M. M. Kritz. 2000. "Context determinants of interstate migration of U.S. immigrants." Social Forces. 78, 3 (March):1017-1039.

Kritz, M. M., P. Makinwa, and D. T. Gurak. 2000. "Wife's empowerment and reproduction in Nigeria." Pp. 239-260 in Harriet Presser and Gita Sen (eds.) Female Empowerment and Demographic Processes: Moving Beyond Cairo. London: Oxford University Press (IUSSP Committee on Gender and Population).

Ahiadeke, C., D. T. Gurak, and S. J. Schwager. 1999. "Breastfeeding behavior and infant survival with emphasis on reverse causation: Some evidence from Nigeria." Social Biology, Volume 46. (Winter).

Gurak, D. T. 1999. "On the margin: The occupational progress of ethnic minorities in New York State." Pp. 57-72 in T. Heaton and T. Hirschl(eds.) New York in the 21st Century. Boulder, CO: Greenwood Press.

Gurak, D. T. and M. M. Kritz. 1996. "Social context, household composition and employment among migrant and non-migrant Dominican women." International Migration Review, 30(2) Summer: 399-422.

Gurak, D. T. and M. M. Kritz. 1995. "Family planning and women's lives: The Malaysian case." Journal of Population, 1(2) December: 131-156.