Mohammad A. Chaichian

Mohammad A. Chaichian, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology

Education:
Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.A. University of Michigan
M.S. University of Tehran (Iran)

Areas of Interest: Political Economy, Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, International Migration, Social Movements and Social Stratification.

Specialized Courses:

Islam and the Modern World
Methods of Social Research
Race and Ethnic Relations
Social Inequalities
Social Movements and Revolutions
Social Power and Architecture (Honors Seminar)
Urban Sociology
City as Text: Sociology of Cedar Rapids (Honors Seminar)
Social and Ethical Implications of the Human Genome Project (Honors Seminar)

Publications:

Book:

Chaichian, Mohammad. 2006. White Racism on the Western Urban Frontier: Dynamics of Race and Class in Dubuque, Iowa 1800-2000. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.

Book Chapter:

Chaichian, Mohammad. 2007 (forthcoming). “Getting Settled in the Heartland: Community Formation among First- and Second-Generation Iranians in Iowa City, Iowa,” in Richard C. Jones (Ed.), Immigrants Outside Megalopolis: Ethnic Transformation in the Heartland . Lexington Books.

Articles:

... 2005. “They Had a Dream: Failure of a Plan for Racial Diversity in Dubuque, Iowa,” Proteus, 22(1): 28-36.
... 2003. “Structural Impediments to the Realization of Civil Society in Iran,” International journal of Comparative Sociology, 44(1), 18-49.
... 1997. “First Generation Iranians and the Question of Cultural Identity: The Case of Iowa,” International Migration
Review, 31(3), 612-627.
... 1997. “Dependent Urbanization in Iran: Tehran’s Uneven Development,” Mehregan, 6(3), 139-149 (in Farsi).
... 1994. "The Development of Small Business and Petty Commodity Production in the People's Republic of China," Asian Profile, 22(4).
... 1993. "Social Stratification and Housing Provision for College Faculty in China: Two Case Studies," Michigan Sociological Review, 7:10-27 (Fall).
... 1993. "Iranians in Exile and the Question of Cultural Identity," Science and Society, 108:5-12 (in Farsi).
... 1991. "Urban Public Housing in China: The Case of Tianjin," Habitat International, 15(1):127-140.
... 1991. "On the Unity of Experiential Learning and Liberating Education," Experiential Education, 16(1).
... 1989. "Urban Political Economy and Experiential Learning: Teaching the Course 'Sociology of Dubuque'," Teaching Sociology, 17(1): 56-63, January.
... 1988. "The Effects of World Capitalist Economy on Urbanization In Egypt: 1800-1970," International Journal of Middle East Studies, 20(1): 23-43.
Chaichian, Mohammad et. al. 1986. "Getting People Started: Teaching Assistant Workshop for Sociology Graduate Students at Michigan State University", Teaching Sociology, 14:168-175, July (with W. Ewens, G. Macheski and N. Backus).
Backus, Nancy et. al. 1986. “Recognizing Teaching Cpmpetence: A Certification Program in Teaching Sociology for Graduate Students,” Teaching Sociology, 14:176-80, July (with M. Chaichian, W. Ewens and G. Macheski).

Phone: 319-363-8323 x1287
Email: mchaich@mtmercy.edu
Sociology Department page