Sociology of Market

Course: Sociology (with English language of instruction)

Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology

Title
Sociology of Market
Code
ВБ1.04
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
1.1. Know the main stages of formation and development of market sociology and socio-economic aspects of scientific knowledge of market relations. 1.2. Know the status of market relations as a specific form of socio-economic interaction and the main stages of its institutionalization. 1.3. Know the features of socio-economic organization of the market and its production. 2.1. Be able to reconstruct the stages of formation of the sociology of market as a branch of sociological knowledge. 2.2. Be able to compare theoretical models of market development as a social institution. 2.3. Be able to use the basic empirical economic and sociological methods and techniques of studying market relations. 2.4. Be able to competently identify and analyze social problems of economic and economic behavior of people, summarize the analyzed material and compile a written report on the work done.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the basics of institutional sociology, sociology of economics, sociology of labor, sociology of organizations, sociology of management, economic theory, basics of macro- and microeconomics. 2. Be able to obtain the necessary sociological data from a variety of information and scientific sources. 3. Have such basic methods of analysis of sociological information as content analysis - qualitative and quantitative method of document processing.
Course content
Topic 1. Sociology of market as a branch of sociological knowledge. Topic 2. The market as a social institution. Topic 3. Economic structure of the market and its impact on social processes. Topic 4. The market as a factor of social change. Economic competition as a social phenomenon. Topic 5. Sociology of money and financial behavior in the structure of sociology of market. Topic 6. Market economy and market policy of the state in their interaction.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Aspers P. Markets / Patrik Aspers. – John Wiley & Sons, 2013. – 216 p. 2. Beckert J. Beyond the Market: The Social Foundations of Economic Efficiency / Jens Beckert. – Princeton University Press, 2009. – 376 p. 3. Coyle D. Markets, State, and People: Economics for Public Policy / Diane Coyle. – Princeton University Press, 2020. – 376 p. 4. Fligstein N. The Architecture of Markets: An Economic Sociology of Twenty-First-Century Capitalist Societies / Neil Fligstein. – Princeton University Press, 2018. – 274 p. 5. Glauser A. The Sociology of Arts and Markets: New Developments and Persistent Patterns / Andrea Glauser, Patricia Holder, Thomas Mazzurana, Olivier Moeschler, Valérie Rolle, Franz Schultheis. – Springer International Publishing, 2020. – 431 p. 6. Gronow J. Deciphering Markets and Money: A Sociological Analysis of Economic Institutions / Jukka Gronow. – Helsinki University Press, 2020. – 203 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work, consultation, abstract, essay, presentation
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Group and individual work in seminars: LR 1.1, LR 1.2, LR 1.3, LR 2.1, LR 2.2, LR 2.3, LR 2.4, LR 3.2, LR 4.1 - max 45 / min 27 points. 2. Abstract: LR 1.1, LR 1.2, LR 1.3, LR 2.3, LR 2.4, LR 3.1, LR 3.2, LR 4.1 - max 10 / min 6 points. 3. Essay: LR 1.1, LR 1.2, LR 1.3, LR 2.3, LR 2.4, LR 3.1, LR 3.2, LR 4.1 - max 15 / min 9 points. 4. Essay presentation: LR 3.1, LR 3.2, LR 4.1 - max 10 / min 6 points. 5. Test: LR 1.1, LR 1.2, LR 1.3, LR 2.1, LR 2.2 - max 20 / min 12 points. Final evaluation: course credit.
Language of instruction
english

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Marharyta Shyrokova
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology