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Rational choice theory
American Sociologist 28 (2):22 (1997)
Abstract
Presents several paradoxes in the rational choice theory for sociology. Rejection of rational choice theory by sociologists; Impossibility of developing a body of social action theory that is not ultimately and fundamentally a rational choice theory; Main charges against rational choice theory; Modern modes of anti-positivismOther Versions
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