Alain Girard
Alain Girard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1914 France |
| Died | 11 January 1996 (aged 82) France |
| Era | 20th century |
| Region | Western Europe |
| School | Sociology |
Main interests | Sociology, Demography |
Notable ideas | Studies on marital choice and educational inequalities |
Alain Girard (13 March 1914 – 11 January 1996), was a French sociologist and demographer. He was known for his research on spouse selection and educational inequalities.[1]
Life and career[edit]
In 1946, Alain Girard was recruited by Alfred Sauvy at the French National Institute for Demographic Studies, where he spent most of his career as a deputy to Jean Stoetzel and as head of the psychosociology section.[2]
In 1964, he was appointed professor at the Sorbonne in the chair of demography.[2]
Publications[edit]
- Français et émigrés, Paris, 1953
- Développement économique et mobilité des travailleurs, Paris, 1956
- Les tendances démographiques en France et les attitudes de la population, Population, Paris, 1960
- La Réussite sociale en France, Paris, 1961
- La Stratification sociale et la démocratisation de l'Enseignement, Paris, 1963
- Le Journal intime, Paris, 1963
- Les diverses classes sociales devant l'Enseignement : mise au point générale des résultats, Population, Paris, 1965
- Le Choix du conjoint, Paris, 1974. Reissued as Le Choix du conjoint. Une enquête psycho-sociologique en France, Armand Colin, "Classics Library" collection, 2012, 327 p., Introduction by Wilfried Rault and Arnaud Régnier-Loilier, ISBN 978-2-200-27832-8.
- Les Immigrés du Maghreb : études sur l'adaptation en milieu urbain, INED, 1977 [Online Presentation [archive]]
- L'Homme et le nombre des hommes. Essai sur les conséquences de la révolution démographique, Paris, 1984.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Akoun, André (1996). "Alain Girard (1914–1996)". Hermès (19).
- ^ a b Gresle, François (1996). "In memoriam: Alain Girard (1914–1996)". French Review of Sociology. 37 (4): 509–510.
Further reading[edit]
- Roussel, Louis (1996). "Tribute to Alain Girard". Population. 51 (2): 283–284.
- Rose, José (1996). "On Some Uses of Numbers in Sociology: Around Alain Girard's Work, Education, and Youth Integration". Population. 51 (2): 285–301. doi:10.2307/1534582.
External links[edit]
- Official INSEE website (in French) - National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of France.
- Official INED website (in French) - French National Institute for Demographic Studies.
- Additional information on Alain Girard's work (in French)
