Sociological approach to Economy in Theories of Talcott Parsons, Niklas Luhmann and Pierre Bourdieu Cover Image

Socjologiczne podejście do ekonomii w teorii Talcotta Parsonsa, Niklasa Luhmanna i Pierre'a Bourdieu
Sociological approach to Economy in Theories of Talcott Parsons, Niklas Luhmann and Pierre Bourdieu

Author(s): Aleksandra Lompart
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: economic approach; sociological approach; rational choice theory; institutionalism; economic sociology; economic system; economic field; Parsons; Luhmann; Bourdieu.

Summary/Abstract: Research crossing boundaries between sociology and economics result in new subdisciplines. The most significant ones are economic sociology, institutional economics and rational choice theory. Scholars from these areas strive to justify distinctiveness of their approaches, they stress theoretical advantages of economics as a science, while sociology is regarded mainly as a field of empirical research. Contesting such an approach, the author focuses on theories of Talcott Parsons, Niklas Luhmann and Pierre Bourdieu as examples of a “sociological approach” to economic phenomena.

  • Issue Year: 184/2007
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-73
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish