Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(OIK159) -  Jennifer Cavounidis

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

Goals of the Course

The main goals of the course are:

1)   1)  recognition of the importance of social processes for understanding economic action

2)     2) comprehension of various sociological perspectives to the study of economic life

3)     3) development of the ability to utilize sociological perspectives and concepts to analyse and interpret economic activity.

Course Description

 Over the last two decades there has been a very fruitful dialogue between sociologists and economists. Economists today have a better understanding of the important role played by social processes in shaping economic action. This course is an introduction to Economic Sociology. We will examine:

1) various theoretical perspectives of sociology and other social sciences to the  

   study of the economy

2) various ways in which social phenomena such as social institutions, social

   relations, social networks, morals and customs affect economic phenomena.

 

Reading material will include parts of:

Akerlof, G. and R. Kranton, Identity Economics: How our Identities Shape our Work, Wages, and Well-being, Princeton University Press, 2010.

Sandel, M., What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

Chrystakis, N. and J. Fowler, Connected - The Surprising Power of our Social Networks and How they Shape our Lives, 2009.

The Sociology of Economic Life, 2^nd edition, edited by M. Granovetter and R. Swedberg, Westview Press, 2001.

Course Requirements

At class meetings we will discuss material from a specific chapter of the book or other assigned material.

Each student will be required to make a presentation to the class of material designated by the instructor.

In addition, each student will prepare a paper on a topic of his/her choice in one of the areas examined in the course. The paper will be presented orally to the class and submitted in written form.

There will be a written examination at the end of the course.

Determination of the grade achieved in the course:

Written examination (40%), class participation (30%), written paper (20%) and oral presentation of paper (10%). 

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Πέμπτη, 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2011