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Contributions of Rational Choice Theory to Modern Sociology: An Overview

  • Abraham M
  • Voss T
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, (2004), 127-150
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-663-09215-5_6
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Rational Choice (RC) theory argues that individual actions and their social outcomes can be explained by assuming goal-directed behaviour which is consistent with certain rationality criteria. This approach is based on methodological individualism. In economics and...

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Abraham, M., & Voss, T. (2004). Contributions of Rational Choice Theory to Modern Sociology: An Overview. In Advances in Sociological Knowledge (pp. 127–150). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-09215-5_6

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