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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...