Sociology 323 Economy & Society January 8th, 2014 1

Welcome to the SOCI 323 community! Building a Community Welcome to the SOCI 323 community! 2

Erik Chevrier Leader of the Community *BY REQUEST ONLY* PhD Humanities Student – Focus on Economy and Society M.A. Psychology & Communications “An Inquiry into How People Are Affected by Profuse Amounts of Publicity: A Multidisciplinary Approach” B.A. Honours Psychology Contact: professor@erikchevrier.ca Office Hours: Wednesday and Friday at 10:15 – 12:15 am (H- 1125.12) *BY REQUEST ONLY* 3

Members of the Community Who are you? 4

Members of the Community Let's be a little more specific! Why are you interested in learning about economy and society? Why did you take this course? What is your level of knowledge in regards to the subject matter of this course? 5

Structure of the Community You will participate in 2 group assignments Presentation on selected readings Research project Throughout this semester you will also participate in group activities, debates and discussions. 6

Rules of the Community 1 – Attendance and participation are mandatory! 2 – All class materials must be read/watched BEFORE the class! 3 – Be respectful while engaging in discussion and debate! 7

Mission In this course we will critically examine a wide variety of social theories, historical texts and contemporary approaches to understanding the role of an economy in society. We will explore many types of economic systems including, reciprocity based/gift economies, redistributive based economies, households, markets, finance, social economies, communialism, communism, anarchism, Owenism, socialism, capitalist economies, and post-capitalist economies. By taking this approach, students will be encouraged to think of economics, not as a set of abstract mathematical formulae, but as a set of social relations that have a direct impact on society, individuals and our planet’s biosphere. 8

John Pearce Three systems of the economy 9 http://www.socialeconomy-bcalberta.ca/social-economy/ 9

Evaluation Midterm Exam 25 % Final Exam 30 % Group Reading Assignment 5 % Group Assignment Preliminary Assessment 10 % Group Assignment 20 % Class Participation 10 % 10

Building our Community What are your expectations? 11

Online Community Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/381543841941045/ 12

The Story of Stuff http://storyofstuff.org/movies/ 13