Rational Choice Theory

Rational choice theory (RCT) is a social-scientific approach that explains social phenomena in terms of deliberate decisions that self-interested individuals make.

One of the key assumptions of RCT is the notion of the purposeful actor. Rational choice theorists portray social actors as ...

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