Rationality and Society

1989 - 2025

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About the Authors pp. 419-420: N/a
Cross-Cultural Differences in Family and Sexual Life pp. 421-431: Gary Becker and Richard Posner
When is it Rational to be Magnanimous in Victory? pp. 432-454: Steven Brams and Ben D. Mor
Temptation, Willpower, and the Problem of Rational Self-Control pp. 455-472: Mary E. Deily and W. Reed
The Unthinkable and the Unthought pp. 473-505: Timur Kuran
Is it Really the thought that Counts? pp. 506-517: John Solow
Twain's Law of Politics pp. 518-536: William Dougan and Ivette Jans
The Comedy of the Commons pp. 537-540: Michael Mesterton-Gibbons

About the Authors pp. 299-300: N/a
Editor's Introduction pp. 301-301: Mary C. Brinton
The Exchange Value of Housework pp. 302-340: Julie Brines
Theories of Gender Stratification pp. 341-366: Robert Fiorentine
Explaining Gender Stratification and Inequality in the Workplace and the Household pp. 367-374: Denise D. Bielby
Comment on Brines and Fiorentine pp. 375-385: Heidi Hartmann
Economic and Sociological Explanations of Gender Inequality pp. 386-397: Jerry A. Jacobs
The Divisions of Labor by Gender pp. 398-407: Andrea Beller
How â€œRationalâ€ is the Choice of â€œRational Choiceâ€ ? pp. 408-414: Hartmut Esser

About the Authors pp. 155-156: N/a
Emotions and Rational Choice pp. 157-159: Douglas D. Heckathorn
The Strategic Role of the Emotions pp. 160-184: Robert H. Frank
The Affections and the Passions pp. 185-202: Jack Hirshleifer
Emotional Energy as the Common Denominator of Rational Action pp. 203-230: Randall Collins
Choice and Emotion in Comparison Theory pp. 231-274: Guillermina Jasso
Reason in Emotions or Emotions in Reason pp. 275-282: Theodore D. Kemper
Can Emotionality and Rationality be Reconciled? pp. 283-293: Lynn Smith-Lovin

About the Authors pp. 3-4: N/a
Editor's Introduction pp. 5-6: James S. Coleman
The Rationality of Everyday Behavior pp. 7-31: Hartmut Esser
On the Limits of Rational Choice pp. 32-46: Ilja Srubar
Rationality, Optimality, and Choice pp. 47-57: Christopher Prendergast
The Rationality of Avoiding Choice pp. 58-67: Randall Collins
On Equity and Utility pp. 68-84: Peter van WIJCK
Gambling in a Malthusian Universe pp. 85-106: Gregory B. Pollock and Keith A. Lewis
A Threshold Model of Electoral Policy and Voter Turnout pp. 107-126: William Kaempfer and Anton D. Lowenberg
Hamlet and the Psychology of Rational Choice Under Uncertainty pp. 127-140: John Orbell
Response to Discussants pp. 141-145: Neil J. Smelser

About the Authors pp. 379-379: N/a
Editor's Introduction pp. 380-380: James S. Coleman
The Rational Choice Perspective pp. 381-410: Neil J. Smelser
On the Need to Make a Better Job of Justifying Rational Choice Theory pp. 411-420: Mary K. Farmer
We Are Smarter than We Think pp. 421-436: Gudmund Hernes
Rationality and Formal Theory pp. 437-450: Thomas J. Fararo
Rational Choice and the Limits of Theoretical Generality pp. 451-469: James B. Rule
The Understanding of Religious Vitality Needs Additional Factors pp. 470-474: Raymond Boudon
Market and Political Explanations of Religious Vitality pp. 474-476: Xiaoxi Tong
Reply to Boudon and Tong pp. 476-480: Mark Chaves and David E. Cann

About the Authors pp. 259-260: N/a
Do Catholic Societies Really Exist? pp. 261-271: Rodney Stark
Regulation, Pluralism, and Religious Market Structure pp. 272-290: Mark Chaves and David E. Cann
Religion, Context, and Constraint toward Strangers pp. 291-307: John Orbell, Marion Goldman, Matthew Mulford and Robyn Dawes
When is a Distribution Rule Just? pp. 308-331: Karen A. Hegtvedt
Individual, Collective, and Systems Rationality in Work Groups pp. 332-355: Trond Petersen
Comment on â€œAn Economic Argument for Affirmative Actionâ€ pp. 356-360: David Friedman
Evaluating an Argument for Affirmative Action pp. 360-364: James Heckman and Tomas Philipson
Comment on the Article by Dean Foster and Rakesh Vohra, â€œAn Economic Argument for Affirmative Actionâ€ pp. 364-367: Glenn C. Loury
Response to Comments pp. 368-369: Dean Foster and Rakesh Vohra

About the Authors pp. 131-132: N/a
Civic Norms, Social Sanctions, and Voter Turnout pp. 133-156: Stephen Knack
Social Capital, Labor Mobility, and Welfare pp. 157-175: Maurice Schiff
An Economic Argument for Affirmative Action pp. 176-188: Dean P. Foster and Rakesh V. Vohra
Desegregation and Social Monopoly Pricing pp. 189-198: Tomas Philipson
Another Experimental Look at Individual Time Preference pp. 199-220: James H. Holcomb and Paul S. Nelson
On the Stability of Occupational Rankings pp. 221-233: Yoram Weiss and Chaim Fershtman
In Defense of Reciprocity pp. 234-239: Burt L. Monroe
The Limits of Reciprocity Reaffirmed pp. 239-242: Juan Martinez Coll and Jack Hirshleifer
An Empirical Test of Iannaccone's Sophisticated Model of Regulated Religious Markets pp. 243-247: Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier
Response to Box-Steffensmeier pp. 247-251: Laurence R. Iannaccone

About the Authors pp. 5-6: N/a
Editor's Introduction pp. 7-7: James S. Coleman
Indispensable Framework or Just another Ideology? pp. 8-23: Aaron Wildavsky
Games and Preference pp. 24-32: Gordon Tullock
The Insufficiency of Game Theory for the Resolution of Real-World Collective Action Problems pp. 33-40: Michael Hechter
Views on the Relevance of Game Theory pp. 41-50: James Friedman
In Defense of Game Theory pp. 51-61: John Harsanyi
On the Value of Game Theory in Social Science pp. 62-73: Roger Myerson
Game Theory Defined pp. 74-82: Anatol Rapoport
Heterogeneous Players and Specialized Models pp. 83-94: Eric Rasmusen
On the Usefulness of Game Theory for the Resolution of Real-World Collective Action Problems pp. 95-102: Werner Raub, Thomas Voss and Jeroen Weesie
What Games? Why Equilibria? Which Equilibria? pp. 103-116: Piotr Swistak
Pascal's Wager and the Limits of Rational Choice pp. 117-121: James D. Montgomery
Response to Montgomery pp. 121-122: John T. Durkin and Andrew M. Greeley