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2 EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS IN THE HUMANITIES
Pages 7-28

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... . Part-time employment rates did show variation by field, however, from a high of 14.3 percent in art history to a low of 5.0 percent in American history.
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... Within field, the highest unemployment rates were for women with American history doctorates (4.2 percent) , music doctorates (3.6 percent)
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... Distribution of humanities Ph.D.s employed in nonhumanities fields, 1991.
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... , and 13.7 and Il.5 percent respectively of art history and American history doctorates were employed by nonprofit organ~ations-nearly twice the rate for all humanities doctorates. Years Since Award of Doctorate Table ~ shows the employment sector distribution by years since award of doctorate.
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... American History "Over History" Art History Music Speech/Theater Philosophy English/Amer~can L/L Classical L/L Modern L/L bother Humanides" , 1 , 1 , 1 .
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... Differences across field were evident, ranging from 77.7 percent in American history reporting high or very high satisfaction to 66.2 percent in modern languages and literature. By gender, males were more likely to be satisfied with their jobs (72.4 percent high/very high)
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