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.

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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