Beyond rational choice
A neo-Bourdieusian gravity model of social practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2301469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arturo De Nieves Gutiérrez De Rubalcava (0000-0002-2574-5098, Sociology and Political Science, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruna, Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 238-256 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00016993251344175 |
| OpenAlex | W4410559016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 67 |
Over the last decades we have seen an impressive progress of rational action theory (RAT) in the social sciences, which produced models with high explanatory and predictive power for different instances of human behaviour. RAT, however, presents serious limitations when integrating the influence of social structure in its models, as it sees human behaviour solely as the outcome of utility-maximisation equations rationally calculated by individuals. Rooted in Bourdieu's habitus as a force that orients practice, this article introduces a neo-Bourdieusian gravity equation that complements RAT
Criminology · Economics · Epistemology · Positive economics · Rational choice theory (criminology · Sociology · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks
Relativity
Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory
Power
Sour Grapes
The Gravity Model
Foundations of Pierre Bourdieu's class analysis
Equilibrium points in n -person games
The Laws of Migration
Prospect Theory
A perspective on judgment and choice
Gravity with Gravitas
Studies in ethnomethodology
Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education
Distinction
Social Capital Versus Social Theory
Painting the full picture
The Subject and Power
Selections from the Prison Notebooks
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Pioneers of Sociological Science
Dans les plis singuliers du social
Approaches to Class Analysis
A Practitioners’ Guide to Gravity Models of International Migration
Capitalism and Social Democracy
Pierre Bourdieu
Economic Action and Social Structure
Deconstructing rational choice
Political Systems and Electoral Behavior
The third digital divide and Bourdieu
Geographical Trajectories of Refugees in Sweden
Twenty years of social capital and health research
Children’s conversion of cultural capital into educational success
The principia
The Rise of Rational Choice Theory as a Scientific/Intellectual Movement in Sociology
Beyond social capital
Mirror Neurons,” Collective Objects and the Problem of Transmission
From habitus to pragma
The People's Choice
Nietzsche's Political Critique of Modern Science
Voting as a Rational Choice
The P 1 P 2 D Hypothesis
The Postmodern Condition
Rational Choice Theory and the Paradox of Not Voting
Behavioral Study of obedience
An Invitation of Reflexive Sociology
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Anthropologie structurale
Social Space and Symbolic Power
The Economic Sociologies of Pierre Bourdieu
How I Became a Relational Economic Sociologist and What Does That Mean
A Dimensional Approach to Measuring Social Capital
Social Capital
Getting out of the habitus
Measurement of Social Participation and its Place in Social Capital Theory
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |