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David Brady, Melissa A. Milkie, Carol Hostetter, Bernice A. Pescosolido, The Structure and Substance of Preparing Sociologists: The Nature of Qualifying Examinations in Graduate Education, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Jul., 2001), pp. 265-285
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