How Did I Become a Historical Economic Sociologist? Viviana Zelizer in Conversation with José Ossandón

Authors

  • José Ossandón Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-1878
  • Viviana Zelizer Department of Sociology, Princeton University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/10132

Keywords:

Economic Sociology, Zelizer, Sociology of Money, Historical Methods, Gender

Abstract

In this interview, Viviana Zelizer discusses three dimensions that characterize her distinctive sociological approach to the economy. First, Zelizer explains how she made archival historical analysis her sociological method. Second, she talks about the relational character of her objects of study, namely moral controversies and commercial circuits. Third, Zelizer discusses the part played by gender politics in her work.

References

White, H.C. (2008). Identity and Control: How Social Formations Emerge. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Zelizer, V. (1994). Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1985).

Zelizer, V. (1997). The Social Meaning of Money. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1994).

Zelizer, V. (2005). The Purchase of Intimacy. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Zelizer, V. (2011). Economic Lives. How Culture Shapes the Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press).

Zelizer, V. (2017) Morals and Markets: The Development of Life Insurance in the United States. NYC: Columbia University Press. (Original work published 1979).

Zelizer, V., & Gaydosh, L. (2019). Class on Campus: How Students Manage Everyday Inequalities. Princeton Alumni Weekly, January 19. https://paw.princeton.edu/article/essay-class-campus

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Published

2019-12-31

How to Cite

Ossandón, J., & Zelizer, V. (2019). How Did I Become a Historical Economic Sociologist? Viviana Zelizer in Conversation with José Ossandón. Sociologica, 13(3), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/10132

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Interviews