Economics and Sociology: Redefining Their Boundaries : Conversations with Economists and SociologistsPrinceton University Press, 1990年2月14日 - 361 頁 The boundary between economics and sociology is presently being redefined--but how, why, and by whom? Richard Swedberg answers these questions in this thought-provoking book of conversations with well-known economists and sociologists. Among the economists interviewed are Gary Becker, Amartya Sen, Kenneth Arrow, and Albert O. Hirschman; the sociologists include Daniel Bell, Harrison White, James Coleman, and Mark Granovetter. The picture that emerges is that economists and sociologists have paid little attention to each other during most of the twentieth century: social problems have been analyzed as if they had no economic dimension and economic problems as if they had no social dimension. Today, however, there is a dialogue between the two fields, as economists take on social topics and as sociologists become interested in rational choice and "new economic sociology." The interviewees describe how they came to challenge the present separation between economics and sociology, what they think of the various proposals to integrate the fields, and how they envision the future. The author summarizes the results of the conversations in the final chapter. The individual interviews also serve as superb introductions to the work of these scholars. |
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第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 87 筆
... sociology . To redefine these boundaries is not an easy task nor a particularly rewarding one . The whole enterprise ... economic , " or both ; or , alternatively , whether the decision is made to apply a sociological perspective , an ...
... economic topics . For example , after decades of slump , economic sociology is suddenly booming . An attempt to construct a new type of sociology , based on rational choice , is also being made . The key figure in this " rational choice ...
... sociological analysis to economic problems . Interviews with those who want to " import " some economic or sociological insights into their works have been included as well . What unites the people who have been interviewed for this ...
... economic sociology " is about to emerge , whose distinguishing mark is precisely that it tries to tackle economic problems ; the " old economic sociology , " he says , had much more respect for the economists ' turf . Since Becker and ...
... economics and sociology might be like in the future . Most people were also asked what they thought of " economic imperialism " and the idea of a sociology based on rational choice . The editing of the transcripts has been kept to a ...
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Gary S Becker | 27 |
James S Coleman | 47 |
George A Akerlof | 61 |
Harrison C White | 78 |
Mark Granovetter | 96 |
Oliver E Williamson | 115 |
The Pioneers | 131 |
Kenneth J Arrow | 133 |
The Commentators | 213 |
Daniel Bell | 215 |
Jon Elster | 233 |
Amartya Sen | 249 |
Robert M Solow | 268 |
Arthur L Stinchcombe | 285 |
Aage R Sorensen | 303 |
Concluding Discussion | 316 |