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Rational Choice Requiem

The Decline of an Economic Paradigm and its Implications for Sociology

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ID9601422
AuthorsMilan Zafirovski (0000-0002-6823-8977, University of North Texas, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume45
Issue4
Pages432-452
Publication date2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe American Sociologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-1232 • E-ISSN: 1936-4784
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12108-014-9230-0
OpenAlexW1967342503
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited138

Economic sociology · Economics · Epistemology · Ethical egoism · Homo economicus · Irrational number · Neoclassical economics · Positive economics · Premise · Rational choice theory (criminology · Rational expectations · Rationality · Social science · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Theory and Institutions · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Philosophy

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Citations per year0,6
Citation span2016 - 2025 (10)
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