economism

Definition of Economism

(noun) The theory that economic forces have dominance over all others such as social forces and cultural forces.

Economism Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: econ·o·mism

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /əˈkɑnəˌmɪz(ə)m/
• British English – /ᵻˈkɒnəmɪz(ə)m/

Usage Note

• Plural: economisms

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Additional Information

• Economic Sociology Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Gasper, Des. 2004. The Ethics of Development: From Economism to Human Development. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press.
• Mouzelis, Nicos P. 2008. Modern and Postmodern Social Theorizing: Bridging the Divide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Saul, John Ralston. 2009. The Collapse of Globalism. London: Atlantic.
• Teivainen, Teivo. 2002. Enter Economism, Exit Politics: Experts, Economic Policy and the Damage to Democracy. London: Zed Books.

Related Terms

• capitalism
• economics
• economy
• institution
• market economy
• market exchange
• power
• reductionism
• society

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Works Consulted

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 5th ed. 2011. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Macmillan. (N.d.) Macmillan Dictionary. (https://www.macmillandictionary.com/).

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Oxford University Press. (N.d.) Oxford Dictionaries. (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/).

Stewart, Paul, and Johan Zaaiman, eds. 2015. Sociology: A Concise South African Introduction. Cape Town: Juta.

Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary. Wikimedia Foundation. (http://en.wiktionary.org).

Cite the Definition of Economism

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2015. “economism.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved September 17, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/economism/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

economism. (2015). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/economism/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2015. “economism.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/economism/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“economism.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2015. Web. 17 Sep. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/economism/>.