| Course Title: Special Topics in Sociology: 'Sociology of Economic Life' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: "Money makes the world go round." "Money talks." "Time is money." Money permeates our lives. We engage in economic transactions, relations, and markets on a daily basis, yet, we rarely think about the social bases of economic life. What is money? Are we driven by rationality or morality? How are different markets structured? What explains growing inequality and indebtedness? This course applies the theoretical and empirical tools of sociology to study economic behavior. Using case studies from around the world, we analyze how economic life is shaped by social institutions, networks, culture, and relations of power. Students critically study several topics, ranging from inequality, financial crises, and debt, to finding a job. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Ayca Zayim | azayim@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | REES - Reese | 304 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: SOCI-123. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXGBL0001 | NXGBL: Nexus in Global Business | This course is approved for the Global Business Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 22 | Available: 6 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |