Rational choice theory: advocacy and critique/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newbury Park, Calif.:
Sage Publications,
c1992
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| Series: | Key issues in sociological theory@7
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction / James S. Coleman and Thomas J. Fararo -- Pt. I. Themesof Advocacy. 1. Advocacy within a methodology of theory development.'The Method of Decreasing Abstraction' / Siegwart Lindenberg. 2.Advocacy within a broader scheme of purposive action. 'The Role of Models of Purposive Action in Sociology' / Margaret Mooney Marini. 3.Advocacy for a theory of exchange and coercion. 'The Principle of Rational Choice and the Problem of a Satisfactory Theory' / David Willer. 4. Advocacy for a theory of social order. 'The Attainment ofGlobal Order in Heterogeneous Societies' / Michael Hechter, Debra Friedman and Satoshi Kanazawa -- Pt. II. Critical Perspectives. 5. Amicrosociological critique. 'Rationality and Emotion: Homage to Norbert Elias' / Thomas J. Scheff. 6. A macrosociological critique.'Rationality and Robustness in Multilevel Systems' / Michael T. Hannan.7. A neofunctionalist critique. 'Rational Choice Theory: A CriticalAssessment of Its Explanatory Power' / Richard Mu |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0803947615 0803947623 |