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Her current research on culture is supported by the National Science Foundation. She is author of Architects and Firms: A Sociological Perspective on Architectural Practiceand articles on various occupational groups and their work settings.
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Blau, J.R. High culture as mass culture. Society 23, 65–69 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02701958
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