Essays on Rational Choice Theory

The goal of this article is to support the use of the rational choice model for criminal behavior and question the model. Matsueda and the other researchers hypothesize that the rational choice model is an effective way to examine criminal behavior. This article devises 12…

Criminology is such a broad field of study. It’s important to note that the study of criminology stands based on understanding the justice system and crime, why individuals commit crimes, and how it relates to human behaviors. Criminologists are sociologist that places their efforts on…

Functional psychology and behavioural functionalism emerged within psychology in the first half of the 20th century, to explain patterns in human behaviour as the result of response to external stimuli and adaptation to one’s environment . In political science, functionalist explanations of corruption appeared in…

Entrepreneurs are often described as rational decision makers. For example, there is a continuing interest in examining the risk preferences of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. The evidence may not be exhaustive, but the activity of the initiative is usually analyzed using variables such as probabilities, results,…