jermjam

Thanks! Do you have any recommendations in terms of good introductory texts and contemporary papers in economic sociology?

I've never used this site before, so I apologize in advance if this isn't the right forum for my question(s). I'm a Math/Econ undergrad at a flagship East Coast state school, but I think my interests might be more in line with sociology. I picked up the math major because I knew I wanted to earn a PhD in Economics, and half of me still thinks that's what I want to do. I have solid undergraduate research experience in Econ, no structured Sociology background. That said, I've taken a few classes that discuss sociological theory (mostly from an historical perspective) that seem, to me, to be way more like what I'd like to study than pure economics. I've read some Bourdieu, and I'm a big JK Galbraith fan; from what I've read they fall into the category of Economic Sociology, which is a subfield of Sociology, and not Economics. The power structure analysis is really what reels me in, and really what I think I'd like to study at the next level. I'm not certain I fully understand what sociologists do well enough to say for certain though. My plan, for now, is to try to earn an MS in Statistics because my research background is more theoretical (econ) than empirical, and I think I'd have a better shot at getting funding in a Stat MS than in anything Sociology related. Does that make sense? I plan on taking a few sociology courses during my undergrad, but my experience with Econ tells me that there is a huge disconnect between what is done at the undergraduate level vs PhD. I'm basically just trying to figure out what options are most closely related to my interests. Again, I apologize if there is a better place to ask these questions.