W 7.2 April 19 (Fri) eunsong kwon

 1. Summary

This Wikipedia article deals with economic sociology and socioeconomics. Economic sociology is the study of the social causes and consequences of various economic phenomena. It is largely divided into the classical and modern periods. The characteristic of the classical era is that it is interested in modernity and its composition, including rationalization, secularization, urbanization, and social stratification. On the other hand, the modern era mainly explores the social consequences of economic exchange, the social meanings it contains, and the social interactions it promotes or hinders. Socioeconomics is the study of how economic activity affects and forms social processes.


2. interesting point

Economic sociology is sometimes synonymous with socioeconomics. Socioeconomics deals with analytical, political, and moral problems that arise at the intersection of economy and society from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives, from sociology to political economics, moral philosophy, institutional economics, and history. It might be considered the same if you look at the superficial meaning of the words 'economic sociology' and 'social economics', but it was interesting that the meaning was different.


3. question

It is said that sociology was mainly born as a reaction to capitalist modernity. What is the background behind the relationship between sociology and capitalist modernity?

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