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What Are The Main Strengths and Weaknesses of The Rational Choice Approach To
What Are The Main Strengths and Weaknesses of The Rational Choice Approach To
Religions Behavior?
One of the pioneers of the rational choice theory has been Gary Becker.
He states that this approach can be applied to all human behaviour, including
religion. This approach has three assumptions. It assumes that people engage in
maximising behaviour. When applying this approach to religion we are not
concerned with money. We are concerned with the maximisation of personal
benefits. When we make a decision we weigh up the costs and benefits and choose
the option which offers the most benefit. Secondly, there are 'markets that
with varying
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