03324nam 2200673 a 450 991017096600332120251116202307.01-134-54652-11-134-54653-X1-299-45866-10-203-18967-11-280-35441-097866103544120-203-13389-710.4324/9780203133897 (CKB)1000000000399356(SSID)ssj0000232681(PQKBManifestationID)12092735(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232681(PQKBWorkID)10219383(PQKB)10745215(SSID)ssj0000377716(PQKBManifestationID)11923886(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000377716(PQKBWorkID)10339048(PQKB)11728566(MiAaPQ)EBC164927(OCoLC)49569864(EXLCZ)99100000000039935620011119d2000 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrRational choice theory resisting colonization /edited by Margaret S. Archer and Jonathan Q. Tritter1st ed.London Routledge20001 online resource (xii, 257 pages)Critical realism : interventionsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-415-24271-1 0-415-24272-X Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Rationality -- pt. 2. Individualism -- pt. 3. Temporality.Rational Choice Theory is flourishing in sociology and is increasingly influential in other disciplines. Contributors to this volume are convinced that it provides an inadequate conceptualization of all aspects of decision making: of the individuals who make the decisions, of the process by which decisions get made and of the context within which decisions get made. The ciritique focuses on the four assumptions which are the bedrock of rational choice: rationality: the theory's definition of rationality is incomplete, and cannot satisfactorily incorporate norms and emotions individualism: rational choice is based upon atomistic, individual decision makers and cannot account for decisions made by ;couples', 'groups' or other forms of collective action process: the assumption of fixed, well-ordered preferences and 'perfect information' makes the theory inadequate for situations of change and uncertainty aggregation: as methodological individualists, rational choice theorists can only view structure and culture as aggregates and cannot incorporate structural or cultural influences as emergent properties which have an effect upon decision making. The critique is grounded in discussion of a wide range of social issues, including race, marriage, health and education.Critical realism.Rational choice theoryRational choice theory.301.01Archer Margaret S(Margaret Scotford)1158235Tritter Jonathan Q.1965-886698MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910170966003321Rational choice theory4479943UNINA