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Nan Lin
Oscar L. Tang Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology
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266 Soc-Psych, Durham, NC 27708
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Duke Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088
nanlin@duke.edu
My main research interests are social networks and social capital, the life stress process (especially social support as resources), social stratification and mobility, and Chinese societies.
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