Curriculum Vitae: Dr Yaghoob Foroutan Last Update: January 10, 2013 Curriculum Vitae Dr Yaghoob Foroutan Personal Information Title: Dr Given name: YAGHOOB Preferred Name: Yaqub Family name: FOROUTAN Gender: Male Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, Demography & Sociology Program ((presently, the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute), The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2007 Master in Demography, Tehran University, Tehran, 1995 Master in Sociology, Azad University, Tehran, 1993 Bachelor in Social Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaie University, Tehran, 1990 Career History 2012 (July) – 2015 (July), Adjunct Research Fellow, The Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. 2010 (July) – Onward, Post-Doctoral Fellow, The National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. 2010 (September) – Onward, Member, FASS Research Committee, Faculty of Arts and Social Science (FASS), The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. 2011 (January) – Onward, Organizer and Coordinator, NIDEA Seminar Series, The National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA), University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. 2007 (September) – Onward, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Department, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran Province, Iran. 2006 – 2007, Member of Editorial Team, Assistance for A/Professor Heather Booth, Funding Editor of Journal of Population Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 2003 – 2007, PhD Scholar, Demography and Sociology Program (presently, the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute), The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 1995 – 2002, Lecturer, Social Sciences Department, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran Province, Iran. 1997 – 1998, Associate Dean (Finance and Administration), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran. 1995 – 1996, Head of Library, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran Province, Iran. 1 Curriculum Vitae: Dr Yaghoob Foroutan Awards and Research Achievements 2011, FASS Contestable Research Fund, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, Research Project entitled “Demographic Patterns and Differentials of Immigrants in New Zealand: Comparative and International Perspective”. 2009, The Award of Excellence in Research, as the Best Researcher in the area of Social Sciences in a competitive basis amongst the academic staff of all universities in Mazandaran Province, Iran. 2004, The Award of The W. D. Borrie Essay Prize (by the Australian Population Association) for the best PhD research, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 2001, The Award of Excellence in Teaching and Research by the University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Mazandaran Province, Iran. PUBLICATIONS 1) Book 2001, “Society and Population: An Introduction to Sociology of Population” [translated from English to Persian], Babolsar: University of Mazandaran Press. 2) Chapters in Book 2012, Content Analysis of Religious Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran, IN: Society,the State and Religious Education Politics, pp. 49-67, edited by Jodicke, A., Würzburg, Germany: Ergon Publishing House. 2012, Multiculturalism and Challenge of Religion: The Place of Buddhism from a Comparative Perspective, IN: Teaching Dhamma in New Lands, pp. 334-348, Bangkok: The International Association of Buddhist Universities. http://www.undv.org/vesak2012/book/teaching_dhamma_in_new_lands.pdf 2011, “Gender and Education: Empirical Observations”, Proceedings of 2010 Annual Conference of New Zealand Association for Research in Education, Wellington: NZARE. 2010, “Consequences of Hijab in non-Muslim Societies: The Experience of Muslim Immigrants in the West” (in Persian), Proceedings of the Conference on the Hijab, Babolsar: University of Mazandaran Press, pp. 140-158. 2009, "Gender and Religion: The Status of Women in the Muslim World", IN: The World's Religions: Continuities and Transformations, edited by Peter Clarke and Peter Beyer, London and New York: Routledge Publication, pp. 223-235. 2009, "Attitude about Women's Employment and its Association with Demographic Characteristics: The Case Study of Mazandaran University's Students", [in Persian], Proceedings of the Conference on the Social Problems of Mazandaran Province, Babolsar: University of Mazandaran Press, Second Volume, pp. 399-443. 2002, "The effects of women's employment on marital relations" [in Persian], Proceedings of The Second Conference on Women's Empowerment, Tehran: Presidential Office for Women's Affairs Publication, pp. 243-256. 2001, "Socio-cultural constraints of fertility and women's empowerment" [in Persian], Proceedings of the First Conference on Women's Empowerment, Tehran: Presidential Office for Women's Affairs Publication, pp. 237-255. 2 Curriculum Vitae: Dr Yaghoob Foroutan 2000, "A discourse on the association between demographic factors and social change", [in Persian], Proceedings of the Socio-Cultural Changes and National Security Conference, Tehran: Presidential Office for Strategic Studies Publication, pp. 141-166. 2000, “Demographic Characteristics of Forest Regions in the North of Iran” [in Persian], Proceedings of the National Conference on Management of Northern Forests and Sustainable Development, (Forest and Pasture Organisation of Iran), Tehran: Gostareh Publication, pp. 373-417. 3) Refereed Articles 2013 (forthcoming), Social Change and Demographic Response in Iran (1956-2006), British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, forthcoming. 2013 (forthcoming), The Challenges of Contemporary Family and Modernization: With Emphasis on Divorce in the Process of Demographic Transition, (in Persian), Journal of Social Problems of Iran, Vol. 4, No. 2, in press. 2013 (forthcoming), The Strategy of Religious Socialization in Iran, (in Persian), National Studies Quarterly, forthcoming. 2013 (forthcoming), The Socialization Process of the Veiling of Women in Iran, (in Persian), Women’s Studies, forthcoming. 2013 (forthcoming), The Patterns of Representation of National Identity in Iran’s Educational System, (in Persian), National Studies Quarterly, forthcoming. 2012, Gender Representation in School-textbooks in Iran: The Place of Languages, Current Sociology, Vol. 60, Issue 6: 771-787. 2012, Socio-Demographic Study of the Association between Migration and Identity’, (in Persian), National Studies Quarterly, 30 (2): 48-72. 2011, Multiculturalism and Women’s Employment: Sociological Perspective, New Zealand Sociology, Vol. 26, no. 1: 122-142. 2011, Generational Gap associated with Gender Roles and Demographic Changes in Iran (in Persian), Iranian Journal of Sociology of Youth, 1 (1): 119-144. 2011, Ethnic and Religious Discrimination?: Multicultural Analysis of Muslim Minorities in the West, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 31, no. 3: 327-338. 2011, ‘Representation of Women's Employment in the Textbooks of Iranian Schools’ (in Persian), Women in Development and Politics (Women’s Research), Vol. 9 (2 (33)): 39-78. 2011, ‘Population, War, and Power’ (in Persian), Population Quarterly, No. 75-76: 1-19. 2011, ‘Women and Language: Representation of gender identity in the Farsi, Arabic and English Textbooks of Iranian Schools’ (in Persian), Women’s Studies, Vol. 9, no. 2: 161-181. 2010, “Gender Socialization in Iranian Textbooks (Case Study: Primary Schools” (in Persian), Women in Development and Politics (Pajohesh Zanan), 8 (3): 195-216. 2009, "Migration and Gender Roles: Typical Work Pattern of the MENA Women”, International Migration Review, Vol. 43, No. 4: 974-992. 2009, "Religion, Migration and Social Change: Christian-Muslim Differentials", Australian Religion Studies Review, 22 (3): 295-319. 2009, “Demographic Approach on Women’s Employment: With Reference to Iran” (in Persian), Journal of Population Association of Iran, 3 (6): 171-192. 2009, “Sociology of Religion and Gender: A Theoretical and Empirical Study Focusing on Women's Employment” (in Persian), Journal of Social Problems of Iran (Journal of the Faculty of Literature and Humanities), 16 (63): 107-138. 2009, “Cultural Settings of Demographic Changes: Considerations on Iran's Fertility Transition” (in Persian), Quarterly Journal of Iranian Association for Cultural Studies & Communication, Vol. 5, No. 14: 91-110. 2008, "Women's Employment, Religion and Multiculturalism: Socio-demographic Emphasis", Journal of Population Research, Vol. 25, No. 1: 63-90. 3 Curriculum Vitae: Dr Yaghoob Foroutan 2008, "Migration Differentials in Women’s Market Employment: An Empirical and Multicultural Analysis", International Migration Review. Vol. 42, No. 3: 675-703. 2008, "Employment Differentials of Second Generation Muslim Migrants: Assimilation and Discrimination Hypotheses", Immigrants & Minorities, Vol. 26, No. 3: 219–241. 2008, "South Asian Female Migrants’ Work Differentials: Multicultural Assessment", South Asia Research, Vol. 28, No. 2: 203–224. 2008, "Asian Migrant Women’s Employment Participation: Patterns, Determinants and Differentials", Asian Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 14, No. 2: 109-141. (co-author: Peter McDonald) 2008, "Gender, Religion and Work: Comparative Analysis of South Asian Migrants", Fieldwork in Religion, Vol. 3, No. 1: 29-50. 2002, “A study on demographic knowledge and attitudes of would-be parents” [in Persian], Population Quarterly, No. 37 - 38: 92-111. 2001, “Sociological