Academic Catalog

SOC306 ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY

Course Code: 2320306
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Sociology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA ÞEN
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The sociology of economic life. Competing perspectives in the field of economic sociology. The comparative and historical study of the world-economy. Capital, capitalists, and capitalism. The changing forms of production and exchange. The international division of labor. Economic cycles and trends. Hegemonic transitions. Cities and the world-economy. Hierarchies and networks in the organization of business enterprise.