Rational function

others completely desist from crime altogether. One of the most prominent and relevant theories to explain criminal behavior is known as the rational choice theory, which was first introduce by Cesare Beccaria in the late eighteenth century. Gabor et al., (1987) claimed that rational choice theory is, “…Found on the assumption that offenders are more or less rational in their decision making and seek to benefit themselves by their criminal activity (As cited in Morrison and O’Donnell, 1996).…

paradigm does not appear as an independent category as often as the two others (structural and cultural) in explaining the divergent outcomes and trajectories of the Arab Spring. Rational choice theory is used by a number of scholars in explaining how people in urban areas opted to join the ant-regime protests…

at the ballot box which we gain from our environment around us such as our parents’ political views. In this essay, I, will show why the Michigan model of voting offers an inadequate explanation for the way people vote and why I believe that the rational choice theory of voting specifically the altruistic theory of voting with a focus on a partisan form of altruistic voting offers a better explanation for why people vote the way that they do. I will achieve this goal by at first putting forth my…

A person with charisma influences others to do be apart of situations that they may not have foreseen themselves to be apart of. With that in mind, could a person without charisma influence another? The answer is yes! Influencing a person has nothing to do with charisma, it’s the fact that you choose to guide a person to do the right thing as you're doing the right thing as well. Charisma is just a way to define someone and make it seem like they’re better than everyone else around them. Anyone…

“Scholars working within the rational choice theoretical tradition have noted how individual perceptions of the relative costs and benefits of engaging in any particular form of criminal behavior are a consequence of a host of individual and contextual factors (Pratt, 2008, p.43).”…

Neorealism assumes the state will always make the rational choice to maximize its utility. In neoliberalism, non-state actors such as civil societies and individuals also make rational choices. Both theories borrow ideas from the theory of rationalism (Wendt, 1992). Constructivism, on the other hand, does not make such assumption about rationality. By no means is constructivism…

A theory that supports the actions of white collar crime is rational choice theory. “In rational choice theories, individuals are seen as motivated by the wants or goals that express their ‘preferences’”(Browning et. al, 2000). People in the everyday world are consumed by decisions daily from small things like deciding on dinner to major long term decisions such as last will and testimony. Based on the situation of the individual in particular decisions will vary. According to Browning and…

rationality presented in the Economic Man assumption and developed a new stream in economics known as Behavioral Economics (Fox, 2015). It was discovered by conducting psychological experiments that when making economic decision, people are not always rational (Fox, 2015). New concepts were developed such as heuristics and biases, which prevailed in situations where the data is incomplete or not fully reliable and there is a high degree of uncertainty (Fox, 2015). As was pointed out in our…

that define the way the individual feels about money compared to another individual whose culture and social structure is completely different. Concepts like these define how the individual behaves whether that is rational or un-rational. Zelizer states “individuals behave as rational participants in market transaction, making distinction only of price and quantity, a dispassionate sphere where all monies are alike”(4). Through Zelizer’s empirical study she has been able to discover that…

certain aspects that other individual’s lack. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, Piggy demonstrates leadership qualities through remaining civilized displayed by disciplinary actions. Piggy represents the adult figure, who is intelligent, rational and Piggy has consistently shown and proven to be the most wise amongst the boys on the island. Leaders need to be intelligent to make the required decisions. Piggy is often able to determine a course of action through his scientific way…