Background

Arsdol, Maurice Donald Van was born on May 4, 1928 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Maurice Donald and Madge (Belts) V.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Sociology, U. Washington, 1949; Master of Arts, University Washington, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1957.

Career

Research assistant Office Population Research, U. Washington, Seattle, 1950-1954; pre-doctoral associate, U. Washington, Seattle, 1953-1957; assistant professor department sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1957-1961; research coordinator youth studies center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1959-1960; associate professor sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1961-1965; professor sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1965; director population research laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1965. Visiting professor department sociology U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1966, Stockholm U., Sweden, 1978, 82, 93. Consultant, lecturer in field.

Achievements

• Maurice Donald Van Arsdol has been listed as a noteworthy Sociologist, demographer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Army, 1952-1953. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Sociological Association (conference committee 1963). Member International Union Science Study of Population, Population Association American, Pacific Sociological Association (advisory council 1965-1968), Alpha Kappa Delta, Lambda Alpha.

Connections

Married Marian Clide Gatchell, August 18, 1950. 1 child, Pece Durcinovski.

Father:

Maurice Donald V.

Mother:

Madge (Belts) V.

Spouse:

Marian Clide Gatchell

child:

Pece Durcinovski Arsdol