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Choosing an identity : a general model of preference and belief formation / Sun-Ki Chai.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chai, Sun-Ki.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Group identity.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Rational choice theory.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Challenges the conventional rational choice approaches with one that allows for cultural diversity and change.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Success and Failure of Rational Choice
- The Assumptions of the Rational Choice Approach
- The Strengths of Conventional Rational Choice
- The Weaknesses of Conventional Rational Choice
- The Chapter Structure of This Book
- 2. Alternatives to Conventional Rational Choice: A Survey
- Structural Assumptions and Models
- Assumptions about Decision Making
- Preference and Belief Assumptions
- Conclusion
- 3. A General Model of Preference and Belief Formation
- An Identity Coherence Model of Preference and Belief Formation
- Assumptions of the Model
- Basic Implications of the Model
- Preference and Belief Change
- Rewards and Preference and Belief Change
- Implications for Dynamic Choice
- Implications for Collective Choice
- Plan for the Following Chapters
- Proofs of Theorems
- 4. Ideology Formation and Policy Choice in Ex-Colonies
- Theories of Policy Formation
- The Conventional Model of the State
- Variations on the Conventional Model of the State
- An Identity Formation Theory of Oppositional Ideology Formation and Policy
- A Statistical Analysis of Economic Intervention
- 5. The Origins of Ethnic Identity and Collective Action
- Rationalist Theories of Ethnic Collective Action
- A Coherence-Rational Choice Theory of Ethnic Group Formation
- Case Studies
- 6. Structural Change, Cultural Change, and Civic Violence
- Theories of Tradition and Modernity
- An Coherence Rational Choice Theory of Structural Change, Altruism, and Collective Action
- 7. Conclusion
- Modifying the Assumptions of the Model
- Justifications for the Coherence Model
- Summing Up
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-320) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-60471-6
- 9786612604713
- 0-472-02395-0
- OCLC:
- 646068700
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