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ERIC Number: EJ438407
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0092-055X
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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)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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