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Article: Social networks and economic sociology: a proposed research agenda for more complete social science.
- Article from:
- The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
- Article date:
- July 1, 1997
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Introduction
Economic Sociology covers a large amount of gray area between the disciplines of economics and sociology (Swedberg 1990). This gray area is being explored by "economic sociologists" from both disciplines. Unfortunately, communication between the economists and sociologists concerning their exploration has not been substantial (Baron and Hannan 1994; Davern and Eitzen 1995). This paper is an attempt to communicate the utility of a sociological approach to economic sociology.
Recent sociological work in the field of economic sociology has emphasized the importance of a social network approach for understanding socioeconomic behavior. The ...