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Culture and choice: Toward integrating cultural sociology with the judgment and decision-making sciences

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Vaisey, S; Valentino, L
Published in: Poetics
June 1, 2018

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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Poetics

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0304-422X

Publication Date

June 1, 2018

Volume

68

Start / End Page

131 / 143

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 4705 Literary studies
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1608 Sociology
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Vaisey, S., & Valentino, L. (2018). Culture and choice: Toward integrating cultural sociology with the judgment and decision-making sciences. Poetics, 68, 131–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2018.03.002
Vaisey, S., and L. Valentino. “Culture and choice: Toward integrating cultural sociology with the judgment and decision-making sciences.” Poetics 68 (June 1, 2018): 131–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2018.03.002.
Vaisey, S., and L. Valentino. “Culture and choice: Toward integrating cultural sociology with the judgment and decision-making sciences.” Poetics, vol. 68, June 2018, pp. 131–43. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.poetic.2018.03.002.
Journal cover image

Published In

Poetics

DOI

ISSN

0304-422X

Publication Date

June 1, 2018

Volume

68

Start / End Page

131 / 143

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 4705 Literary studies
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1608 Sociology
  • 1402 Applied Economics