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Rearranging the Desk Chairs: A Large Randomized Field Experiment on the Effects of Close Contact on Interethnic Relations 重新安排桌椅：一项关于密切接触对种族关系影响的大型随机现场实验

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American Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1086/724865

Felix Elwert, Tamás Keller, Andreas Kotsadam

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Walking the Moral Tightrope: Federal Civil Servants’ Loyalties, Caution, and Resistance under the Trump Administration 走道德钢丝：特朗普政府下联邦公务员的忠诚、谨慎和抵抗

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American Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1086/725313

J. Kucinskas, Yvonne Zylan

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Contents of Volume 128 第128卷目录

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American Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1086/726071

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:Social Networks of Meaning and Communication ：意义与沟通的社会网络

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American Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1086/723877

N. Crossley

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