This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Sociologists' interest in rational choice theory stems from the effort to link macro- and microlevel data. Implicit forms of rational choice ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper is a critical response to the newest version of the rational choice theory of religion (RCTR). In comparison with previous ...

This course reviews some of the most important developments in contemporary sociological theory. It examines work in such areas as relational sociology; rational-choice theory and ethnomethodology; ...

This refers to a model of human behaviour which states that people act the way they do because they believe that the benefits of their actions will be higher than the associated costs. Proponents of ...

Rational choice theory (RCT) theorists believe that most human decisions are based on maximizing a person's own benefits, while minimizing that which can hurt the individual, according to Business ...

This interview first appeared in The Browser, as part of the FiveBooks series. Previous contributors include Paul Krugman, Woody Allen and Ian McEwan. For a daily selection of new article suggestions ...

According to rational choice theory, beneficial preferences should lead individuals to sort available options into linear, transitive hierarchies, although the extent to which non-human animals behave ...