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NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND: SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE RACE DISPARITY IN PROMOTIONS AMONG COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES

Jacob C. Day Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Steve McDonald Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Pages 138-158 | Published online: 05 Feb 2010

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