Table of Contents

Introduction; The Relationship Between Rational Choice Theory and Large-Scale Data Analysis: Past Developments and Future Perspectives; (Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Gerald Prein.); Linking Rational Choice Theory And Quantitative Sociology; The Quantitative Analysis of Large-Scale Data Sets and Rational Action Theory: For a Sociological Alliance; (John H. Goldthorpe.); The Influence of Simplification on Explananda: Phenomenon-Centered Versus Choice-Centered Theories in the Social Sciences; (Siegwart Lindenberg.); Rational Choice, Situational Analysis, and Empirical Research; (Peter Hedstrm and Richard Swedberg.); Thresholds and Mechanisms: A Comment on Hedstrm and Swedbergs Chapter; (Robert Erikson.); Why Are Bridge Hypotheses Necessary; (Hartmut Esser.); Bridge Assumptions in Rational Choice Theory: Methodological Problems and Possible Solutions; (Udo Kelle and Christian L demann.); Large-Scale Data Sets, Rare Events, And Qualitative Research; Causal Analysis and Comparative Research: What Can We Learn from Studies Based on a Small Number of Cases?; (Stanley Lieberson.); Causality, Comparisons, and Bad Practices in Empirical Social Research: A Comment on Stanley Liebersons Chapter; (Karl Ulrich Mayer.); Case-Oriented Research and the Study of Social Action; (Charles C. Ragin.); Empirical Analyses Using Rational Choice Theory; The Need of Data Analysis for Rational Action Theory: Pros and Cons; (Anthony Heath.); Bringing Individuals Back into Sociology: Three Aspects of Cohesion in Dutch Society During the 20th Century; (Wout Ultee.); Can and Should Rational Choice Theory Be Tested by Survey Research?: The Example of Explaining Collective Political Action; (Karl-Dieter Opp.); Rational Choice Theory And Longitudinal Research; A Dynamic Integration of Micro- and Macro-Perspectives Using Longitudinal Data and Event History Models; (H. Blossfeld.); Modeling Rational Action: A Longitudinal Approach; (G. Prein.); Modeling the Dynamics of Micro-Social Change: Results of a Three Wave Intervention Study of Travel-Mode Choice in a Region; (Sebastian Bamberg and Peter Schmidt.); Future Perspectives; The Future of Rational Choice Theory and Its Relationships to Quantitative Macro-sociological Research; (Michael Hechter.).