The new economic sociology : a reader

Author(s)

• Dobbin, Frank

Bibliographic Information

The new economic sociology : a reader

edited by Frank Dobbin

（Princeton paperbacks）

Princeton University Press, c2004

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• The sociological view of the economy / Frank Dobbin
• From The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism / Max Weber
• Institutionalized organizations : formal structure as myth and ceremony / John W. Meyer and Brian Rowan
• The iron cage revisited : institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields / Paul J. DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell
• From Pricing the priceless child : the changing social value of children / Viviana A. Zelizer
• The social construction of organizations and markets : the comparative analysis of business recipes / Richard Whitley
• The declineand fall of the conglomerate firm in the 1980s : the deinstitutionalization of an organizational form / Gerald F. Davis, Kristina A. Diekmann, and Catherine H. Tinsley
• From The division of labor in society / Émile Durkheim
• Economic action and social structure : the problem of embeddedness / Mark Granovetter
• Embeddedness and immigration : notes on the social determinants of economic action / Alejandro Portes and Julia Sensenbrenner
• A structural approach to markets / Eric M. Leifer and Harrison C. White
• From Structural holes : the social structure of competition / Ronald S. Burt
• Embeddedness in the making of financial capital : how social relations and networks benefit firms seeking financing / Brian Uzzi
• From The German ideology / Karl Marx
• From The transformation of corporate control / Neil Fligstein
• From Socializing capital : the rise of the large industrial corporation in America / William G. Roy
• From City of capital : politics and markets in the English financial revolution / Bruce G. Carruthers
• From The elementary forms of the religious life / Émile Durkheim
• From The social construction of reality : a treatise in the sociology of knowledge / Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann
• From Organizations : cognitive limits on rationality / James G. March and Herbert A. Simon
• From Sensemaking in organizations / Karl E. Weick

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Economic sociology is a rapidly expanding field, applying sociology's core insight--that individuals behave according to scripts that are tied to social roles--to economic behavior. It places homo economicus (that tried-and-true fictive actor who is completely rational, acts only out of self-interest, and has perfect information) in context. In this way, it places a construct into a framework that more closely approximates the world in which we live. But, as an academic field, economic sociology has lost focus. The New Economic Sociology remedies this. The book comprises twenty of the most representative and widely read articles in the field's history--its classics--and organizes them according to four themes at the heart of sociology: institutions, networks, power, and cognition. Dobbin's substantial and engagingly written introduction (including his rich comparison of Yanomamo chest-beaters and Wall Street bond-traders) sets a clear framework for what follows. Gathering force throughout is Dobbin's argument that economic practices emerge through distinctly social processes, in which social networks and power resources play roles in the social construction of certain behaviors as rational or optimal. Not only does Dobbin provide a consummate introduction to the field and its history to students approaching the subject for the first time, but he also establishes a schema for interpreting the field based on an understanding of what economic sociology aims to achieve.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix CHAPTER 1 The Sociological View of the Economy Frank Dobbin 1 INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER 2 From The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber 49 CHAPTER 3 Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony by John W. Meyer and Brian Rowan 86 CHAPTER 4 The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields by Paul J.DiMaggio and Walter W. Powell 111 CHAPTER 5 From Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children by Viviana A. Zelizer 135 CHAPTER 6 The Social Construction of Organizations and Markets: The Comparative Analysis of Business Recipes by Richard Whitley 162 CHAPTER 7 The Declineand Fall of the Conglomerate Firm in the 1980s: The Deinstitutionalization of an Organizational Form by Gerald F. Davis, Kristina A. Diekmann, and Catherine H. Tinsley 188 NETWORKS CHAPTER 8 From The Division of Labor in Society by Emile Durkheim 227 CHAPTER 9 Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness by Mark Granovetter 245 CHAPTER 10 Embeddedness and Immigration: Notes on the Social Determinants of Economic Action by Alejandro Portes and Julia Sensenbrenner 274 CHAPTER 11 A Structural Approach to Markets by Eric M. Leifer and Harrison C. White 302 CHAPTER 12 From Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition by Ronald S. Burt 325 CHAPTER 13 Embeddedness in the Making of Financial Capital: How Social Relations and Networks Benefit Firms Seeking Financing by Brian Uzzi 349 POWER CHAPTER 14 From The German Ideology by Karl Marx 387 CHAPTER 15 From The Transformation of Corporate Control by Neil Fligstein 407 CHAPTER 16 From Socializing Capital: The Rise of the Large Industrial Corporation in America by William G. Roy 433 CHAPTER 17 From City of Capital: Politics and Markets in the English Financial Revolution by Bruce G. Carruthers 457 COGNITION CHAPTER 18 From The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Emile Durkheim 485 CHAPTER 19 From The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann 496 CHAPTER 20 From Organizations: Cognitive Limits on Rationality by James G. March and Herbert A. Simon 518 CHAPTER 21 From Sensemaking in Organizations by Karl E. Weick 533 INDEX 553

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Details

• NCID: BA68111142
• ISBN:
  • 0691049068
• LCCN: 2003060037
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Princeton, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 565 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HM548
  • DC22 : 306.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Economics -- Sociological aspects
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0032080X