Employment chances in the academic job market in sociology: Do race and gender matter?

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-247

  Misra, Joya ^a   Kennelly, Ivy ^b   Karides, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033459311     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389628     Document Type: Article

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