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040279 VO Principle of Economic Sociology (MA) (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Mo 20.01. 13:15-14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

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Language: German

Examination dates

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  • Monday 07.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 14.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 21.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 28.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 04.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 11.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 25.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 02.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 09.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 16.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Monday 13.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The course prepares for the module economic sociology by explicating fundamental concepts and theories that are discussed in the discipline. Starting from the concept of action and different actor models at the micro level and institutional theory, core problems are focused: Uncertainty about the consequences of behavior and coordination between actors, the embeddedness of individual action in social contexts, the performance of actors, goods and markets, the role of money and payment as well as competition and cooperation. In the next step, forms of economic coordination are considered: hierarchical relations in firms, networks between firms as well as market structures and price formation. Special attention is given to the labor market and its characteristics. Finally, the features of market society and the implications of the economization of societal areas as well as the currently dominating role of capitalism and financial markets are studied. Each course unit starts from a chapter in the textbook mentioned below. The chapter's topic is explained, deepened and illustrated by means of examples from current research. The main part of the course consists of lectures, which are occasionally, depending on suitability, interrupted by alternative teaching formats, such as group discussion and presentation of individual tasks.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam at the end of the semester. No material except a dictionary Mother tongue/German is allowed. Voluntary presentation of a topic in a course unit.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For a positive grade a minimum of 50 percent of the maximum number of points (100) must be obtained. Additional points, which are added to the points received in the exam, can be obtained by contributing a tasks to a course unit.
Grading scale: < 50 = 5, 50–59=4, 60–69=3, 70–79=2, 80–100=1

Examination topics

Hedtke, Reinhold (2019). Wirtschaftssoziologie, 2. Aufl., UVK-Verlag (utb4128).
Journal articles and book chapters announced at the beginning of the semester

Reading list

Hedtke, Reinhold (2019). Wirtschaftssoziologie, 2. Aufl., UVK-Verlag (utb4128).

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