National Science Library of Georgia

Rational lives

Chong, Dennis.

Rational lives norms and values in politics and society / [electronic resource] : Dennis Chong. - University of Chicago Press, c2000. - 1 online resource (xii, 292 p.) : ill. - American politics and political economy . - American politics and political economy. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-282) and index.

Interests versus Values -- Rational Choice -- Status Politics -- Symbolic Politics -- Does Rational Choice Theory Survive the Challenges Posed by the Symbolic Politics Research? -- Taking Stock of Expressive and Instrumental Theories -- A Model of Individual Choice -- Dispositions and Incentives -- Reference Groups and Conformity -- Group Dynamics -- A Model of Individual Choice -- Incentives: The Meaning of [pi] -- Reinforcing Only L -- Reinforcing Only R -- Dispositions: The Meaning of a and b -- Exposure to Both L and R -- Deductions: The Interplay between Incentives and Dispositions -- Coordination and Conflict -- Four Mechanisms of Defense -- Coordination Problems -- Ethnocentrism -- Vested Interests -- Majorities and Minorities -- Cultural Mobilization -- Creating Common Frames of Reference -- Deductions -- General Strategies -- The Element of Surprise -- Convergence on a Focal Point -- Arguing with Principles -- Economics Meets Morality in a Texas Community -- Setting the Agenda -- Framing Strategies following the First Vote -- Competing Worldviews -- The Role of Social and Moral Beliefs in Solving Coordination Problems -- Morality, Trust, and Social Order -- Political Repercussions of Cultural Diversity -- Evaluating Information and Reasoning about Means and Ends -- Are the Citizens of Williamson County Acting in Their Self-Interest? -- Mass Adjustment to New Norms -- Incentives and Dispositions (Reprised) -- Social Adjustment to New Norms and Practices -- A Model of Social Adjustment -- Mechanisms of Social Change.

9780226104379 (electronic bk.) 0226104370 (electronic bk.)


Rational choice theory.
Political psychology.
Political sociology.
Choix rationnels, Théorie des.
Psychologie politique.
Sociologie politique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Normen (menswetenschappen)
Waarden.
Rationele keuze.
Choix collectif.
Psychologie politique.
Sociologie politique.
Choix rationnels, Théorie des.
Politische Psychologie.
Wertwandel.
Rational Choice.
Politische Soziologie.


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HM495 / .C47 2000eb

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