Rationality in Social Science Foundations, Norms, and Prosociality

The concept of rationality and its significance for theory and empirical research in social science are key topics of scholarly discussion. In the tradition of an analytical as well as empirical approach in social science, this volume assembles novel contributions on methodological foundations and b...

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Other Authors: Krumpal, Ivar (Editor), Raub, Werner (Editor), Tutić, Andreas (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The concept of rationality and its significance for theory and empirical research in social science are key topics of scholarly discussion. In the tradition of an analytical as well as empirical approach in social science, this volume assembles novel contributions on methodological foundations and basic assumptions of theories of rational choice. The volume highlights the use of rational choice assumptions for research on fundamental problems in social theory such as the emergence, dynamics, and effects of social norms and the conditions for cooperation and prosociality. The editors Ivar Krumpal, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Leipzig Werner Raub, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS), Utrecht University Andreas Tutić, Heisenberg Fellow of the German Research Foundation, Department of Sociology, University of Leipzig
Physical Description:XI, 292 p. 24 illus online resource
ISBN:9783658335366