Viviana Zelizer

Viviana A. Zelizer, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, is a prominent economic sociologist who focuses on the attribution of cultural and moral meaning to the economy. A constant theme in her work is economic valuation of the sacred, as found in such contexts as life insurance settlements and economic transactions with sexual intimates.

Major works

*Viviana Zelizer (2005). "The Purchase of Intimacy", Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12408-6
*Viviana Zelizer (1994). "The Social Meaning of Money: Pin Money, Paychecks, Poor Relief, and Other Currencies", Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-07891-5
*Viviana Zelizer (1985). "Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children", Pinceton University Press. ISBN 0-691-03459-1
*Viviana Zelizer (1979). "Morals and Markets: The Development of Life Insurance in the United States", Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-04570-0

External links

* [http://sociology.princeton.edu/ Princeton Sociology Department]
* [http://sociology.princeton.edu/Faculty/Zelizer/ Prof. Zelizer's faculty homepage]
* [http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/02/viviana_zelizer.html Podcast featuring Zelizer] Zelizer discusses "The Purchase of Intimacy" on EconTalk