Culture and choice: Toward integrating cultural sociology with the judgment and decision-making sciences
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Cultural sociologists frequently theorize about choices and decisions, although we tend to shy away from this language, and from concepts that are used by the judgment and decision-making (JDM) sciences. We show that cultural sociology and JDM are compatible and complementary fields by dispelling some common misunderstandings about JDM. We advocate for a strategic assimilation approach in which cultural sociologists are able to translate their work into key JDM terms like beliefs, preferences, and endowments. Learning to speak the JDM language will allow cultural sociologists to make important, and uniquely sociological, contributions to social scientific explanations of choices and decisions.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Vaisey, S; Valentino, L
Published Date
- June 1, 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 68 /
Start / End Page
- 131 - 143
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0304-422X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.poetic.2018.03.002
Citation Source
- Scopus