Required Readings Adler, Patricia A., and Peter Adler. 2005. The Identity Career of the Graduate Student: Professional Socialization to Academic Sociology. American Sociologist 36: 11-27. Ferrales, Gabrielle, and Gary Alan Fine. 2005. Sociology as a Vocation: Reputations and Group Cultures in Graduate School. American Sociologist 36: 57-75. Haggerty, Kevin D. 2010. Tough Love: Professional Lessons for Graduate Students. American Sociologist 41: 82-96. Hallstein, Eric, Michael Kiparsky, and Anne Short. 2009. An Orals Survival Kit. Chronicle of Higher Education, May 14, 2009. Jackson State University. 2009. Best Practices for Mentoring Graduate Students. Puddephatt, Antony J., Benjamin W. Kelly, and Michael Adorjanu. 2006. Unveiling the Cloak of Competence: Cultivating Authenticity in Graduate Sociology. American Sociologist 37: 84-98. Recommended Readings American Sociological Association. 2009. Sociology: A World of Opportunities. Ardovini-Brooker, Joanne. 2003. It's Cold and Lonely at the Middle: Discrimination Against Female Graduate Teaching Assistants. University Press of America. Burawoy, Michael. 2005. Combat in the Dissertation Zone . American Sociologist 36: 43-56. Imber, Jonathan B. 2005. Ambition, Vocation, and Sociology. American Sociologist 36: 76-85. Lohr, Jim. 2009. Building Confidence. A series of presentations on building confidence. Review of Manuscript MS08-084. Example of a peer reviewed journal manuscript. Spalter-Roth, Roberta, and William Erskine. 2007. Race and Ethnicity in the Sociology Pipeline. ASA Research Brief. Washington, D.C.: Research and Development Department. Spalter-Roth, Roberta, and William Erskine. 2007. Sociology and Other Social Science Salary Increases: Past, Present, and Future. ASA Research Brief. Washington, D.C.: Research and Development Department. Spalter-Roth, Roberta. 2007. Beyond the Ivory Tower: Professionalism, Skills Match, and Job Satisfaction in Sociology. ASA Research Brief. Washington, D.C.: Research and Development Department. University of Delaware. 2009. Graduate Student Professional Development. Writing Program Administrators. 2010. Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism.