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  1. Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708-0088

    Alan C. Kerckhoff

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Kerckhoff, A.C. (2000). Transition from School to Work in Comparative Perspective. In: Hallinan, M.T. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Education. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36424-2_21

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