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Book Summary
The relationship between rational choice theory and large-scale data analysis
has become an important issue for sociologists. Though rational choice theory is
well established in both sociology and economics, its influence on quantitative
empirical sociology has been surprisingly limited. This book examines why there
is hardly a link between the two and discusses how they could be more fruitfully
integrated in the future.Contributors to the volume discuss the weaknesses and
limitations of rational choice theory and possibilities for linking rational
action theory and large-scale data analysis in specific application. The book
then outlines the fields of sociological investigation in which the combination
of quantitative analysis and large-scale data
ISBN-13
9780813390277
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Westview Press
Publishing Date
1998-03-19
Product Edition
HRD
Total Pages
322
Rational Choice Theory And Large-scale Data Analysis (Westview Series on Social Inequality)
The relationship between rational choice theory and large-scale data analysis
has become an important issue for sociologists. Though rational choice theory is
well established in both sociology and economics, its influence on quantitative
empirical sociology has been surprisingly limited. This book examines why there
is hardly a link between the two and discusses how they could be more fruitfully
integrated in the future.Contributors to the volume discuss the weaknesses and
limitations of rational choice theory and possibilities for linking rational
action theory and large-scale data analysis in specific application. The book
then outlines the fields of sociological investigation in which the combination
of quantitative analysis and large-scale data