Abstract
This article presents two sociological theories, alternatives to classical game theory. These social science-based game theories discussed here present reformulations of classical game theory in applied mathematics (CGT). These theories offer an important advance to classical game theory, thanks to the application of central concepts in sociology and social psychology, as well as the results of empirical analyses of individual and collective behaviour. These two theories emerging in the social sciences are, the first, based on systems theory, is social science game theory (SGT); the other is Erwing Goffman’s interactionist theory (IGT) based on social psychology. Each of these theories, both focused on the analysis of social games, are presented and contrasted with classical game theory, highlighting the centrality of social rules in structuring and regulating human behaviour, and the need to include them in any analysis.
Highlights
This article presents two sociological theories, alternatives to classical game theory
Both focused on the analysis of social games, are presented and contrasted with classical game theory, highlighting the centrality of social rules in structuring and regulating human behaviour, and the need to include them in any analysis
(7) A pesar de sus muchas limitaciones irremediables, la teoría de juego clásica proporciona una serie de herramientas metodológicas que son útiles en las conceptualizaciones de las ciencias sociales y en la construcción de modelos: las matrices de juego de dos personas y la de n personas; los árboles de interacción, juegos en multinivel y en estructuras tipo nido, los casos extremos de agentes supuestamente anómicos o alienados que intentan maximizar sus funciones de utilidad unidimensionales, estrechas y egoístas
Summary
Resumen Este artículo presenta dos teorías sociológicas, alternativas a la teoría clásica de juego. Estas dos teorías que emergen en las ciencias sociales son, la primera, basada en la teoría de sistemas, la teoría de juego en ciencia social (SGT — social science game theory); la otra, es la teoría interaccionista de Erwing Goffman con base en la psicología social (IGT — interactionist Goffman theory). Estas duas teorias emergentes nas ciências sociais são, a primeira, baseada na teoria dos sistemas, a teoria dos jogos em ciências sociais (SGT — social science game theory); a outra é a teoria interacionista de Erwing Goffman com base na psicologia social (IGT — interactionist Goffman theory). Ambas centradas na análise dos jogos sociais, são apresentadas e contrastadas com a teoria dos jogos clássica, salientando a centralidade das regras sociais na estruturação e regulação do comportamento humano, e a necessidade de as incluir em qualquer análise. Palavras-chave: teoria dos jogos clássica, teoria dos jogos sociológica, agência, interação, regras sociais
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