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Review Notes: TM 8: Exchange, Network, & Rational Choice Theories |
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1. Positivists believe that __________________ is inherently neutral 2. Behaviorism was introduced in 1913 by the American psychologist John B. Watson, who felt psychologists should study only ____________________________________ behavior rather than states of consciousness or thought processes 3. In relation to social psychology, Mead, an Am psychologist & philosopher, argued that people's ideas about themselves are developed through ________________________________ 4. A subfield of social exchange theory is social dilemma theory which holds that it may be beneficial for the group for a particular member to _______________________ 5. For Homans, people cease to do what has been _________________________ in the past 6. For Blau, norms & values ________________________________ indirect exchange for direct exchange 7. The fact that power cannot be studied only at the dyad level because it is a ______________________________ phenomenon links exchange theory to network theory 8. In relation to networks, most govt agencies have _____________________ agreements, & thus are in networks 9. In network theory, other ____________________________ structures include sex & pleasure, consumerism, war, etc. 10. In relation to the phil of rationality, modern anthropology argues that understanding other _______________________________ is thus a matter of correct translation 11. _____________________________ /intellectual rationality is the ability to utilize people's rational problem solving capacities 12. For rational choice theorists, the quantity & quality of ____________________________ is highly variable & has a profound effect on an actor's choices 13. In relation to rationalization, in its second usage in sociology, rationalization refers to the organization of social & economic life according to principles of _____________________________ on the basis of tech knowledge 14. With regard to the strength of social ties, marketers have recognized that for the mass consumer, ________________________ is one factor, economics is another, peer buying is a another, etc. 15. In relation to Burt & structural theory, the interaction
of the social structure, social similarities, perspectives, & alternatives
each __________________________ the actor's decision or action
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Essays should be two, average length, hand written pages long. Be sure & answer all parts of the question. 2. In relation to rational choice theory, evaluate it via the
following questions: What is rationality & the philosophy of
rationality? How does one make a rational decision? What does
rational choice theory say about how we make rational decisions?
What is rationalization & are individuals rationalizing? is society?
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