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Economic Sociology and the Social Problem of Energy Inefficiency

University of California, Davis

Loren Lutzenhiser

Portland State University, Oregon

The rebirth of economic sociology in the last decades of the 20th century was largely about intellectual identity formation and developing theoretical foundations. The authors argue that economic sociology is poised to make a contribution to the understanding and solution of social problems. They use the example of energy inefficiency in the commercial buildings industry to suggest that economic sociology offers useful alternatives to current economic-based policy analyses.

Key Words: energy behavior • decision-making • environment • innovation

American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 50, No. 8, 1070-1087 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207299355


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