8.1 Socioeconomics_KIMMINJI

 1. summary

Economic sociology is the study of the social causes and effects of various economic phenomena, and modern economic sociology focuses particularly on the social consequences of economic exchange, the social implications of economic exchange, and the social interactions they promote or interfere with.

2. interesting point

Socioeconomics analyzes social progress, stagnation, and regression through the economy. There was also an opinion that economics is a study that deviates from the foundation of social science, and if you study the influence of economics on social processes, you can see that it is closely related to various parts of society, including environment, ethics, and politics. This Wikipedia, in particular, focused on the socioeconomic factors of environmental change, and learning about the process in which such a small beginning of environmental pollution caused great global warming made all socioeconomic systems interconnected and the domino effect it causes.

3. question

I also want to learn about Weber's research on the relationship between economy and religion.

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  1. liuzimengApril 21, 2023 at 11:09 PM


    The problem of religion and economic relations in Max Weber's work requires reinterpretations of “The Ethics of Protestantism and the Spirit of Capitalism.” To study this problem, it is necessary to elucidate the relationship between “the Protestantism” thesis and the wide range of arguments discussed in Weber's sociological works. In this paper, I point out the following three factors. First, Weber refused to give an essential definition of the concept of “religion,” unlike the concepts of “economy” or “law,” and we can see that his work on the sociology of religion reflected the religious academia of the time Second, his sociology of religion has two directions, historical research and theoretical research, which shows that both were closely related. One historical study is theoretical and uses “the ideal type,” while the other theoretical study included the results of historical research such as “the Protestantism” thesis. Weber's work on the sociology of religion became more sophisticated through the mutual linkage of the two. Third, the argument regarding the theodicy problem can be interpreted as a problem of economic disparity. The theodicy problem is important to understand relations between religion and economy in order to elucidate that religious ethics legitimizes the various logics that drive people toward labor.

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  2. 정담문April 23, 2023 at 9:06 PM

    Weber also argues that asceticism is the basis for "exploitative rationality". He argued that, under the influence of the Protestant ethic, the bourgeoisie, aware of the full grace and blessing of God, obeyed their money as much as possible, as long as their property was properly used and their moral actions were innocent because they believed that in this way they could do duty to God.

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  3. 정담문April 23, 2023 at 9:10 PM

    I think politicians, although they play an important role in a capitalist society, represent the opinions of the people and are their representatives. But some people think it is unfair, they want to express their opinion that politicians deprive people of power, in short, I think politicians are an indispensable presence in capitalism

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