English Dictionary

rational choice theory

名詞

不可算名詞

(social sciences, economics, political science, sociology) A theory that argues individual decisions are based on that individual's understanding of the costs and benefits of a given action, shaped throughout the assumptions of self-interest and rational actors.

日本語の意味

個人が、ある行動の費用と便益を評価し、自己利益の追求を前提に合理的な意思決定を行うとする理論。 / 経済学、政治学、社会学などの分野で用いられ、各個人の選択が合理的な計算の結果であると仮定する考え方。

Although critics point to cultural influences, rational choice theory still provides a useful framework for analyzing why people make self-interested decisions.

批判者が文化的影響を指摘する一方で、合理的選択理論は人々が自己利益に基づいて意思決定を行う理由を分析するための有用な枠組みを提供し続けている。

意味（1）

(social sciences, economics, political science, sociology) A theory that argues individual decisions are based on that individual's understanding of the costs and benefits of a given action, shaped throughout the assumptions of self-interest and rational actors.