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Exchange, Network, and Rational Choice Theories
Sociological Theory

Chapter 12 Web Links


Rational Choice Theory
This Web page provides a description of rational choice theory, as well as a reading list and a large bibliography.
( http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~scottj/socscot7.htm )
No Preference: Cognitive Underpinnings of Rational Choice Theory
This Web page provides an overview and critique of rational choice theory from the perspective of the cognitive sciences (i.e., cognitive psychology and social psychology).
( http://socrates.berkeley.edu:4050/ratchoice.html )
Game Theory
This Web page provides an introduction to game theory, one of the more popular applications of rational choice theory.
( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/game-theory/ )
The Prisoners' Dilemma
This page has an online version of the Prisoners' Dilemma game. Try to choose the best strategy.
( http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/pd.html )
The Prisoners' Dilemma Explained
This page provides a brief explanation of the importance of the prisoners' dilemma, as well as useful references for further reading.
( http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/pdref.html )
Granovetter's Theory of the Strength of Weak Ties
This page contains an explanation of one of the most widely applied network theories: Mark Granovetter's Strength of Weak Ties.
( http://www.analytictech.com/networks/weakties.htm )
Formation of Economic and Social Networks
This Web page includes a vast number of resources for those interested in networks and network theory.
( http://www.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/netgroup.htm )
Rationality and Society
The site of the journal on rational choice, which was founded by James Coleman.
( http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105755 )
Phillip Bonacich's Homepage
This page contains a number of papers and resources for those interested in network exchange theory.
( http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/faculty/bonacich/home.htm )
The AGORA Online
This is the Web page for the Rationality and Society Section of the American Sociological Association, and the Research Committee on Rational Choice of the International Sociological Association
( http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~agsoz/agora/ )