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Rational Choice Theory

Date: 17 Jan 2007, 19:02

Advocacy and Critique (Key Issues in Sociological Theory)
0803947623, 256 pages

Rational Choice Theory is one of the few general theories of how individuals, groups, organizations and

social structures behave - its impact on sociological theorizing has been enormous.

In this volume, advocates and critics present their views of the values and limitations of rational

choice theory. Whether supporter or sceptic, sociologists and other social scientists will find

themselves immersed in a creative discussion of the merits and difficulties of the model and its

applicability to both macro and micro level social issues.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Pt. I Themes of Advocacy
1 Advocacy within a methodology of theory development
"The Method of Decreasing Abstraction" 3
2 Advocacy within a broader scheme of purposive action
"The Role of Models of Purposive Action in Sociology" 21
3 Advocacy for a theory of exchange and coercion
"The Principle of Rational Choice and the Problem of a Satisfactory Theory" 49
4 Advocacy for a theory of social order
"The Attainment of Global Order in Heterogeneous Societies" 79
Pt. II Critical Perspectives
5 A microsociological critique
"Rationality and Emotion: Homage to Norbert Elias" 101
6 A macrosociological critique
"Rationality and Robustness in Multilevel Systems" 120
7 A neofunctionalist critique
"Rational Choice Theory: A Critical Assessment of Its Explanatory Power" 137
8 A normative critique
"Weaknesses in Rational Choice Theory's Contribution to Comparative Research" 161
Pt. III Metatheory: Rational Choice Pro and Con
9 Advocacy
"Is Rational Choice Theory a Rational Choice of Theory?" 183
10 Critique
"The Limits of Rational Choice Explanation" 207
About the Authors 229

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