How many economic sociologists does it take to change a lightbulb?
by Paul Miller
I don't know the answer, but apparently sociologists tackling economic problems are a growing academic field.
"Economic sociology isn't just the latest form of economist bashing... Its rapid growth represents a significant intellectual shift in the field, away from the idea that modern economic exchange is a sort of social pollution that destroys social relations, and toward a more neutral stance."
More in the Boston Globe [via ALDaily].