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Apr 16, 2024
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SOC 3350 - Economic Sociology
This course examines the social structural, cultural, and political foundations of market exchange, the production of goods and services in the formal and informal economies, and consumption. A variety of theoretical approaches drawn from the political economy, social behavioral, sociology of culture, and social network traditions in sociology will be used to explore non-economic dimensions of economic structure and action.
Requisites: 6 Hours in SOC including 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to apply ideas from the economic sociology literature to the analysis of contemporary market, firm, and consumer phenomena.
- Students will be able to explain how foundational ideas from the sociological classics are embedded in contemporary economic sociology analyses.
- Students will be able to explain how social structural, sociopolitical, and sociocultural factors underpin the foundations of modern economies.
- Students will be able to explain the difference between the approaches of the disciplines of economics and sociology to the study of economic phenomena.
- Students will improve analytical skills through oral presentations and completion of written assignments.
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