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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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