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Trends and future directions in the academic job market for Ph.D.’s in sociology: A research note

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  1. West Virginia University, USA

    Joshua M. Kim Ph.D. (Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology)

  2. West Virginia University, USA

    F. Carson Mencken Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Sociology)

  3. World Bank, USA

    Michael Woolcock Ph.D.

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Kim, J.M., Mencken, F.C. & Woolcock, M. Trends and future directions in the academic job market for Ph.D.’s in sociology: A research note. Am Soc 29, 78–89 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-998-1013-z

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