Major Themes in Industrialised Societies: Essays

Please choose one essay.

The world limit is between 2000-2500 words.

Deadline: Friday 5 May 2006 (Week 25)

For essay consultation, please see me in my office hour; otherwise email or telephone me.

1.      Critically discuss the concept of ‘social embeddedness’.

2.      ‘Markets are liberal and amoral.’ Discuss this statement.

3.      Assess how organisations are managed in modern societies.

4.      Investigate the tensions between family work and paid work.

5.      How do morality and ethics affect economic behaviour?

6.      How has the economy become culturalised?

7.      In what ways is the process of globalisation problematic?

8.      Evaluate the different theories of the relationship of the state, economy and society.