Rational Choice Theory and Religion Summary and Assessment

Name: Rational Choice Theory and Religion Summary and Assessment
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ISBN: 9780415911924

ISBN-10: 0415911923

ISBN-13: 9780415911924

Edition: 1997

Authors: Lawrence A. Young

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Rational Choice Theory and Religionconsiders one of the major developments in the social scientific paradigms that promises to foster a greater theoretical unity among the disciplines of sociology, political science, economics and psychology. Applying the theory of rational choice--the theory that each individual will make her choice to maximize gain and minimize cost--to the study of religion, Lawrence Young has brought together a group of internationally renowned scholars to examine this important development within the field of religion for the first time. The collection of essays addresses why it is that individuals are drawn to a religion. Using economic models from which rational…

Book details

List price: $53.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/24/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Contributors


Introduction




Summary



Bringing Theory Back in




Rational Choice: Framework for the Scientific Study of Religion




The Consequences of Religious Competition: Supply-Side Explanations for Religious Change




Embedding Religious Choices: Integrating Preferences and Social Constraints into Rational Choice Theories of Religious Behavior




Convergence Toward the New Paradigm: A Case of Induction




Assessment



Economic Man and the Sociology of Religion: A Critique of the Rational Choice Approach




Religious Choice and Religious Vitality: The Market and Beyond




Phenomenological Images of Religion and Rational Choice Theory




Religion and Rational Choice Theory




Stark and Bainbridge, Durkheim and Weber: Theoretical Comparisons



Index