Rational choice theory : advocacy and critique / edited by James S. Coleman, Thomas J. Fararo.
1992
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Title
Rational choice theory : advocacy and critique / edited by James S. Coleman, Thomas J. Fararo.
Published
Newbury Park : Sage Publications, [1992]
Copyright
©1992
Call Number
HM24 .R33 1992
ISBN
0803947615 (cl)
9780803947610 (cl)
0803947623 (pb)
9780803947627 (pb)
9780803947610 (cl)
0803947623 (pb)
9780803947627 (pb)
Description
xxii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)25872925
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Rational choice theory. Newbury Park : Sage Publications, c1992 (OCoLC)654496605
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction / James S. Coleman Thomas J. Fararo
Pt. I
Themes of Advocacy
1Advocacy within a methodology of theory development
"The Method of Decreasing Abstraction" / Siegwart Lindenberg
3
2Advocacy within a broader scheme of purposive action
"The Role of Models of Purposive Action in Sociology" / Margaret Mooney Marini
21
3Advocacy for a theory of exchange and coercion
"The Principle of Rational Choice and the Problem of a Satisfactory Theory" / David Willer
49
4Advocacy for a theory of social order
"The Attainment of Global Order in Heterogeneous Societies" / Michael Hechter Debra Friedman Satoshi Kanazawa
79
Pt. II
Critical Perspectives
5A microsociological critique
"Rationality and Emotion: Homage to Norbert Elias" / Thomas J. Scheff
101
6A macrosociological critique
"Rationality and Robustness in Multilevel Systems" / Michael T. Hannan
120
7A neofunctionalist critique
"Rational Choice Theory: A Critical Assessment of Its Explanatory Power" / Richard Munch
137
8A normative critique
"Weaknesses in Rational Choice Theory's Contribution to Comparative Research" / David Sciulli
161
Pt. III
Metatheory: Rational Choice Pro and Con
9Advocacy
"Is Rational Choice Theory a Rational Choice of Theory?" / Peter Abell
183
10Critique
"The Limits of Rational Choice Explanation" / James Bohman
207
About the Authors
229