The academic caste system: Prestige hierarchies in PhD exchange networks

American Sociological Review

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-264

  Burris, Val ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 2642518972     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240406900205     Document Type: Article

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