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Rogers, Richard

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  • Richard G. Rogers, PhD, is Professor of Sociology and Institute of Behavioral Science Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research focuses on differences in early life and adult longevity by social relations, demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, health conditions, and health behaviors.

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  • Demography, early life and adult mortality, social factors that affect life expectancy and longevity

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Teaching

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  • SOCY 3002 - Population and Society
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    Examines population, its structure and processes, and its relationships to selected areas of the social structure. Examines Malthusian, neo-Malthusian, and Marxist perspectives.
  • SOCY 3052 - Medical Sociology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
    Explores the role of medicine and medical systems in society. How does society shape health, how does health shape social position, and how do societies make sense of health and illness? Topics may include epidemiology, social demography of health, social stress, health behavior, experiences of illness and recovery, health care provision, and health care delivery systems.
  • SOCY 5031 - Research Design
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
    Principles and practice of quantitative sociological research, including the nature of scientific explanation, the relationship between theory and research, research design, measurement issues, sampling, questionnaire construction, and statistical analyses. A key aspect of the course will be developing a quantitative research proposal that addresses a key empirical sociological question.
  • SOCY 6012 - Population Issues, Problems, and Policies
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2024
    Presents contemporary perspectives on relations between population and society. Focuses on mortality, fertility, and migration, the major demographic areas, with reviews of specific demographic phenomena and controversies.

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