Siegwart Lindenberg

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Siegwart Michael Lindenberg (born December 26, 1941 in Munich ) is a German-Dutch social scientist . He is the founder of RREEMM model described an extension of the theory of rational decision ( rational choice theory ), in particular in the sociology widespread and the basic concept of REMM the American economist Michael C. Jensen is related and William H. Meckling. In addition, he transferred the concept of the production functions originating from economics to sociology and defined corresponding social production functions.

According to this approach, man is an " r estricted, r esourceful, e xpecting, e valuating, m aximizing m at." Lindenberg proceeded from the model of Homo oeconomicus . He added several factors to enable more realistic modeling. The modeled individual actor not only tries to maximize his individual result, but is also limited in his possibilities ( restricted ), but has his own action resources ( resourceful ), does not start from objective events, but assesses them subjectively ( expecting ) and tries them with regard to its actual goals ( evaluating ). Lindenberg's article An assessment of the new political economy: its potential for the social sciences and for sociology in particular is considered one of the key works of the theory of rational decision-making in sociology and political science.

Lindenberg received his PhD from Harvard University and held a chair in sociology at the University of Groningen . He began studying music at the University of Cologne before turning to the social sciences in 1962 and graduating from the University of Mannheim with a degree in sociology.

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  • An assessment of the new political economy: its potential for the social sciences and for sociology in particular . In: Sociological Theory . tape 3 , no. 1 , p. 99-114 .
  • Individual effects, collective phenomena and the problem of transformation. In: Klaus Eichner, Werner Habermehl, (ed.): Problems of explaining social behavior . Anton Hain, Meisenheim 1977. ISBN 3-445-01428-0 .

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Social production function

personal data
SURNAME Lindenberg, Siegwart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lindenberg, Siegwart Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Dutch social scientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich