Yuzuru Takeshita

Name: Yuzuru Takeshita

Title(s):

• Professor Emeritus

Contact Information: yuzuru@umich.edu

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CJS
• CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

• Public Health

Education Background: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Michigan, 1962 M.A., Sociology, University of Michigan, 1952 B.A., Sociology, Park College, 1951

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

• East Asian Studies
• Southeast Asian Studies

Related Countries:

• Japan
• China

Research/Teaching Specialization: Population and health issues in developing countries, especially in East and Southeast Asia; cross-cultural studies of health behavior between U.S. and Japan; Japanese-American internment during World War II; population planning; fertility studies.

Publications:

• aminzoku kokka no jinko mondai to seisaku- Mareshia no baai (Population Problem and Policy in a Multi-Racial Society: The Case of Malaysia). 1987.
• Perception of Family Planning Service Availability in Rural Malaysia. 1984.
• Utilization of the World Fertility Survey for Population Program Planning: The Case of Malaysia. 1984.
• Family Planning in Taiwan: An Experiment in Social Change. 1969.