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Norms or rationality? : The rescue of jews, electoral participation, and educational decisions

Year: 2006

Type: preprint

Abstract: In sociology it has been much debated whether the normativist-culturalist or the rational choice perspective better explains social phenomena. Since each has received considerable empirical support, an integrated account of norms and rationality is much needed. The Model of Frame Selection offers such an integration. In this model, cost-benefit calculus is replaced by unconditional norm conformity if norms are strongly internalized. We test this proposition in three fields of application: the rescue of Jews in WWII, electoral participation, and the decision among secondary school tracks. In line with the predictions of the Model of Frame Selection we find that strong helping norms, intense norms of civic duty, and high educational aspirations lead actors to disregard the risk of helping Jews, the incentive to express political preferences, and the prospects to complete school tracks. 1

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Clemens Kroneberg, Volker Stocké, Meir Yaish

Language: English

Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Subfield: General Decision Sciences

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: Princeton University, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Universität Mannheim

Award: G2846299926

OpenAlex ID: W1528270278