Reading Rational Choice Theory

Norman K. Denzin
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Norman K. Denzin: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Rationality and Society, 1990, vol. 2, issue 2, 172-189

Abstract: An interpretive reading is offered of contemporary sociological versions of rational choice theory, informed by the writings of Schutz, Garfinkel, Goffman, and Derrida. The topic of emotionality, as addressed by this theory, is central to the discussion. The ghost of a fully present, rational actor, as it haunts this theory, is examined, as are the terms choice and rationality.

Date: 1990
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