Format:
VIII, 235 S
Edition:
2. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2012 Online-Ressource Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
1412994969
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9781412994965
Series Statement:
Sociology for a new century series
Content:
'Economy/Society' provides an introduction to the ways in which economic exchanges are embedded in social relationships. It offers insights into advertising, consumer behaviour, conflicts in the work place, social inequality and other issues
Content:
1. The embeddedness of markets -- Markets and their alternatives -- Markets and their preconditions -- The embeddedness of markets -- The consequences of markets -- The variety of capitalisms -- Globalization -- 2. Marketing and the meaning of things -- Things and meaning -- Commodities as gifts -- Consumerism -- Consumerism and globalization -- 3. Organizations and the economy -- The power of the boss -- Organizations around the globe -- Organizations and internal labor markets -- The organizational context for conflict -- Workplace and personal life -- The formation of an organizational economy -- 4. Networks in the economy -- What is a network? -- Why networks work -- Individual networks -- The importance of networks in markets -- 5. Banking and finance -- What does a financial system do? -- Finance and development -- Regulation and deregulation -- Disintermediation -- Innovation and status -- Household finance -- Globalization and finance -- 6. Economic inequality -- Inequality in perspective -- Inequality and efficiency -- Explaining recent trends in income inequality -- Globalization -- Race, gender, and inequality -- Inequalities in U.S. labor markets -- Gender in the labor market -- Race in the labor market -- Race, mortgage discrimination, and wealth inequality -- Race, gender, and price -- 7. Economic development -- Economic development defined -- From The Wealth of Nations to the Washington consensus -- Sociological perspectives on development -- 8. Conclusion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781452281131
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. Carruthers, Bruce G., 1957 - Economy/society Los Angeles, Calif. [u.a.] : SAGE, 2013 ISBN 9781412994965
Language:
English
