Choosing an Identity : A General Model of Preference and Belief Formation.

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 -- Conclusion -- 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 -- Conclusion -- 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 -- Conclusion -- 7. Conclusion -- Modifying the Assumptions of the Model -- Justifications for the Coherence Model -- Summing Up -- References -- Index.

Challenges the conventional rational choice approaches with one that allows for cultural diversity and change.

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