The Internal Structure of Sociology Departments: The Role of Graduate Students and Other Groups.

Crothers, Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ438407

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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The Internal Structure of Sociology Departments: The Role of Graduate Students and Other Groups.

Crothers, Charles

Teaching Sociology, v19 n3 p333-43 Jul 1991

Analyzes the structure of academic sociology departments. Stresses the competition for resources and symbolic capital among different groups including faculty, support staff, research staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Focuses on the complex role of graduate students, the constraints, and the opportunities it opens. Urges reform of the nearly feudal structure. (DK)

Descriptors: Departments, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Researchers, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Power Structure, Resource Allocation, School Organization, Sociology, Student Role, Student School Relationship, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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