Rational Choice Theory and Large-Scale Data Analysis

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Introduction The Relationship Between Rational Choice Theory and Large-Scale Data Analysis: Past Developments and Future Perspectives (Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Gerald Prein.) Linking Rational Choice Theory And Quantitative Sociology The Quantitative Analysis of Large-Scale Data Sets and Rational Action Theory: For a Sociological Alliance (John H. Goldthorpe.) The Influence of Simplification on Explananda: Phenomenon-Centered Versus Choice-Centered Theories in the Social Sciences (Siegwart Lindenberg.) Rational Choice, Situational Analysis, and Empirical Research (Peter Hedstrm and Richard Swedberg.) Thresholds and Mechanisms: A Comment on Hedstrm and Swedbergs Chapter (Robert Erikson.) Why Are Bridge Hypotheses Necessary (Hartmut Esser.) Bridge Assumptions in Rational Choice Theory: Methodological Problems and Possible Solutions (Udo Kelle and Christian L demann.) Large-Scale Data Sets, Rare Events, And Qualitative Research Causal Analysis and Comparative Research: What Can We Learn from Studies Based on a Small Number of Cases? (Stanley Lieberson.) Causality, Comparisons, and Bad Practices in Empirical Social Research: A Comment on Stanley Liebersons Chapter (Karl Ulrich Mayer.) Case-Oriented Research and the Study of Social Action (Charles C. Ragin.) Empirical Analyses Using Rational Choice Theory The Need of Data Analysis for Rational Action Theory: Pros and Cons (Anthony Heath.) Bringing Individuals Back into Sociology: Three Aspects of Cohesion in Dutch Society During the 20th Century (Wout Ultee.) Can and Should Rational Choice Theory Be Tested by Survey Research?: The Example of Explaining Collective Political Action (Karl-Dieter Opp.) Rational Choice Theory And Longitudinal Research A Dynamic Integration of Micro- and Macro-Perspectives Using Longitudinal Data and Event History Models (H. Blossfeld.) Modeling Rational Action: A Longitudinal Approach (G. Prein.) Modeling the Dynamics of Micro-Social Change: Results of a Three Wave Intervention Study of Travel-Mode Choice in a Region (Sebastian Bamberg and Peter Schmidt.) Future Perspectives The Future of Rational Choice Theory and Its Relationships to Quantitative Macro-sociological Research (Michael Hechter.).