Rational choice theory and quantitative analysis. A comment on Goldthorpe's sociological alliance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2234612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christofer Edling (0000-0002-3909-1080, Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/16.1.1 |
| OpenAlex | W1982354691 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
There is a growing interest in empirical applications of rational choice theory in contemporary European Sociology. One major proponent for an explicit link between rational choice theory and large scale data analysis is John Goldthorpe. This is a critical comment on Goldthorpe's (1996a) programmatic article in European Sociological Review, 'The Quantitative Analysis of Large-Scale Data-Sets and Rational Action Theory: For a Sociological Alliance'. It is argued that the link is treated in an unproblematic and oversimplified way in that article. His claim that quantitative data analysis need rational choice theory is an overstatement, rather, it is argued, rational choice theory might sometimes be used in explanations of statistical regularities. The claim that rational choice theory needs quantitative data is rejected for being based on a dubious understanding of rational choice theory
Alliance · Criminology · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · Political science · Positive economics · Rational choice theory (criminology · Rational expectations · Social science · Sociological theory · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Philosophy · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Social and Cultural Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2018 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |