Foundations of Economic Sociology

Pre-requisites: Introductory knowledge from general social theory, economics, sociology of labor, social methods and statistics.

Course objectives: Introducing students to basic theories and empirically examined facts/data in the area of economic sociology. Adopting the most important ideas, understanding theoretical orientations and directions, problematic areas and main research findings in this specific field of sociology.

Course description: The Relations and interdependence of society, economy and economic action provide the main basis for the course. Within that framework individual topics will be examined related to common social, political and economic institutions, cultural and economic processes, individual and organizational webs, socially and culturally conditioned inequalities in labor, rest and spending.

Learning Outcomes: Students will have gained critical insight into theoretical approaches in classical and contemporary economic sociology; including key concepts and issues in the discipline, knowledge of the most important research done on the issue and relevant social phenomena.