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Dados vol. 50 n. 4 Rio de Janeiro 2007
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Resumen
This article critically analyzes new sociological approaches to the rational choice theory which - beyond examining political or economic practices - link the notion of instrumental rationality to social issues and themes. The article begins by highlighting the issue of trust, indicating the functionality of certain social arrangements in collective problem-solving. The paper goes on to demonstrate that problems emerge with the theory when it attempts to explain the feasibility of social norms in impersonal, comprehensive contexts. Thus, the fundamental point that appears to be missing from rational choice theory is the perception that individual decisions and instrumental conduct itself incorporate dispositions that in a sense are beyond the actors' control.
Palabras-clave: rational choice; social theory; individualism; rationality.
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582007000400007
As condições sociais da ação instrumental: problemas na concepção sociológica da teoria da escolha racional
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