Sociology as a vocation: Reputations and group cultures in graduate school

American Sociologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-75

  Ferrales, Gabrielle ^a,b   Fine, Gary Alan ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Russell Sage Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 33745770646     PISSN: 00031232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12108-005-1005-1     Document Type: Review

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