Feminist Critiques of the Separative Model of Self
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Rationality and Society
- Vol. 2 (2) , 156-171
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1043463190002002005
Abstract
The article applies the radical-cultural feminist critique of the separative model of self to rational choice theories. Four assumptions of neoclassical economics-the “ideal type” of rational choice theories-are identified: selfishness; that interpersonal utility comparisons are impossible; that tastes are exogenous and unchanging; and that individuals are rational. For the most part, sociological versions of rational choice theories rely on these same assumptions. The article shows that a separative rather than a connected model of the self underlies each of these assumptions.Keywords
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