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From: Alan Davidson <DAVIDSON@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject:      hiring
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Sure, there is a lot of reification in this thread (as there is in much
of sociology), but it is possible that in dept.'s where "old boys" networks
still operate (as was ours up until 4-5 years ago), the "old boys" might
be more likely to recruit others like them, and encourage them to do
their sociology.  One must keep in mind that many folks who enter graduate
school don't have a definite specialty, and their area of specialization
depend on who they eventually hook up to work with.  I don't posit this
as absolute truth, but it could happen.