Political Science · Political Theory
'Social phenomena must be explained by showing how they result from individual actions rather than class or group dynamics, which are illusory or artificial'; this is the core thought of?
ARational choice theory
BMethodological holism
CMethodological individualism ✓ Correct
DFunctionalism
Correct answer: (C) Methodological individualism — This is the core thought of methodological individualism.
Explanation
★This is the core thought of methodological individualism.
★It holds that social phenomena must be explained through the actions of individuals.
★It treats collective entities like class or group as ultimately reducible to individuals.
★It is the preferred method for building rational choice theories.
★Methodological holism is the opposite, explaining individuals through social wholes.
★Functionalism explains parts of society by the function they serve for the whole system.
★Rational choice theory applies this individualist method using assumptions of rational self interest.
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