S. Philip Morgan

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S. Philip Morgan (born 1953) is the Alan Feduccia Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a former Director of the Carolina Population Center. [1] Morgan holds a master's and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Arizona, and bachelor's in sociology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

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  1. "Faculty Fellows — UNC Carolina Population Center". www.cpc.unc.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. "Past Distinguished Career Award Recipients". Sociology of the Family. Retrieved 2016-01-20.[ permanent dead link ]