Rational choice theory: advocacy and critique/

Other Authors: Coleman, James Samuel,, Fararo, Thomas J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, c1992
Series:Key issues in sociological theory@7
Subjects:
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245 1 0 |a Rational choice theory:   |b advocacy and critique/  |c edited by JamesS. Coleman, Thomas J. Fararo 
260 |a Newbury Park, Calif.:  |b Sage Publications,  |c c1992 
300 |a xxii, 232 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm. 
490 0 |a Key issues in sociological theory@7 
500 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
500 |a 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 
650 0 |a Choice (Psychology) 
650 0 |a Rational choice theory 
650 0 |a Social exchange 
650 0 |a Sociology  |x Methodology 
700 1 |a Coleman, James Samuel, 
700 1 |a Fararo, Thomas J.  
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