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Chapter 1: The Modern Sciences as Reputational Work Organizations Chapter 2: Reputational Control over Scientific Work and the Growth of Employment Opportunities for Scientists Chapter 3: The Degree of Mutual Dependence Between Scientists and the Organization of Scientific Fields Chapter 4: The Degree of Task Uncertainty and the Organization of Scientific Fields Chapter 5: The Organizational Structure of Scientific Fields Chapter 6: The Contexts of Scientific Fields Chapter 7: Relationships between Scientific Fields and Changes in the Organization of the Sciences
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