Econ & Soc Guy Extra Credit – 1 Point added to percentage

Approximately every other week a new "GUY" will be presented. Your task is to identify the economist or sociologist from the web site. You can earn credit if your description is submitted before a new GUY is posted on the site. In order to receive extra credit you must have completed all regularly assigned work- no exceptions

Prepare a brief description that describes the following:

  1. Identity:
    Identify who the individual is and the historical context in which his/her theories were developed, e.g., Karl Marx developed his theories during the latter stages of industrialization where worker rights were minimal and an environment of laissez-faire existed. (Please do not waste time describing the individual’s personal history—I am interested in your discovery of the individual’s impact on economics, sociology and related theory.)
  2. What:
    What theory did the individual propose? Describe the theory and its impact on the economic/sociological environment at the time. Answer the following questions in your analysis:
    1. What was(were) the guiding economic/sociological principle(s) of the day before the individual presented his/her theory?
    2. How did the theory differ from current economic or sociological thought
    3. Was it a radical change(a new direction), or did it add to or revise current thought?
    4. To what extent did it change or support the economic/sociological theory (theories) prevalent at the time?
    5. Did it change the economic/sociological environment?
    6. Was its impact lasting(did it replace current thinking with a new paradigm)! Did the change affect future economic theory, e.g., its principles are still in use today

Construct a one page paper and submit to me by email at memmons@leyden212.org.

You should have three sections/headings in your paper as follows:
Introduction

Theoretical Impact

Summary