Social Networks and Economic Sociology |
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| Authors: | Michael Davern |
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| Institution: | [Michael Davern is a Ph D candidate at the University of Notre Dame He is currently working on his dissertation entitled Structural Holes and Labor Market Mobility Using Television Station Managers to Tell the Story Please direct all correspondence to Michael Davern, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Or E-mail ] |
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| Abstract: | A bstract The social network metaphor is widely used by sociologists to study socioeconomic behavior and processes The use of social networks generally takes place within the ranks of sociology However, a more complete social science would result by combining work being done on social networks within sociology with mainline economic theory The insights from such a research agenda will help us better understand socioeconomic behavior With this in mind, the main objective of this paper is to demonstrate the utility of the network metaphor to economists This objective will be accomplished through developing four basic components of social networks, and using them to navigate through the existing literature in economic sociology Furthermore, topics for future research in which social networks can provide contributions to the explanation of socioeconomic behavior are explored as well |
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