Inquiry to Modern Sociology #2 – Viviana A. Zelizer: The Social Meaning of Money

In this episode we will take a look at Viviana Zelizers work regarding the social meaning of money. What kind of differentiations do people make between monies and how do people use money to sustain, form, negotiate and redefine social relations.  

Viviana Zelizer has done a extensive career in the field of economical sociology focusing on the connection of markets and morality. In this work she examines the different ways monies are involved in our interpersonal lives and their social and  symbolic attachments beyond the arithmetic.