Rational choice theory (RCT) theorists believe that most human decisions are based on maximizing a person's own benefits, while minimizing that which can hurt the individual, according to Business ...

If we are to believe the proponents of the Theory of Practice and of Rational Choice, the gap between these two paradigmatic approaches cannot be bridged. They rely on ontological premises, theories ...

There is a subfield within political science scholarship that relies upon a theory called rational choice to explain the political behavior of voters and candidates. Rational choice theory, as with ...

How do young Israeli men and women choose their mates? Do they make carefully calculated decisions on the basis of the present conditions of the marriage market? Or do they simply follow their evolved ...

Some ideas are so potent as to be world-changing. For Rodney Stark, Christianity encompasses just such a set of ideas. In his view, Christian beliefs and images of God shaped the course of Western ...

The rational choice theory is as important a concept in economics, to wit, behavioral economics, as it is in politics. It is also tied to game theory, political science, and sociology as well. All ...