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Family Policy: The Rational Choice Framework

Family Policy: The Rational Choice Framework. Zimmerman, S. L. (1995). The rational choice framework. In S. L. Zimmerman, Understanding family policy (2nd ed., pp. 104-118). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Assumptions. All values relevant to a situation are known.

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Family Policy: The Rational Choice Framework

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  1. Family Policy:The Rational Choice Framework Zimmerman, S. L. (1995). The rational choice framework. In S. L. Zimmerman, Understanding family policy (2nded., pp. 104-118). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

  2. Assumptions • All values relevant to a situation are known. • The context of the choice is known and understood. Context includes • Social factors, • economic factors, • cultural factors, • historical factors. • The context determines the range of alternatives that are considered in selecting a course of action. • Calculation of a net value ratio involves application of the same values and principles to each alternative to its consequences. • Choice is based on the highest net value ratio. • Choices require sacrifices from some people. Dr. Ronald J. Werner-Wilson

  3. Alternative Health Care Reform Strategies and their Goals • Options: • The single payer approach: one entity such as the federal government would be the insurer. • Multiple payer approach: combination of private and government insurance. • State-based reform: states implement their own approach to insurance reform. • Continuation of existing arrangements. • Evaluation Process: • A “citizens jury” was selected to evaluate the options. This includes 24 people randomly selected. • This jury recommended the single payer approach because it had the highest net value ratio based on universal access, comprehensiveness of benefits, cost containment, individual rights, equitable treatment, administrative simplicity. • Government officials ignored this recommendation and pursued a multiple payer approach. Dr. Ronald J. Werner-Wilson

  4. Critiquing the Rational Choice Model • There are limits to the resources available for collecting information to analyze. • Information is not always used: it is often actively ignored. • Personal and professional motivation may impair rational choice. • Some alternatives are ambiguous or outcomes are unknown. Dr. Ronald J. Werner-Wilson

  5. Discussion Questions • What are the implications of a rational choice approach to family policy? • How do you make decisions? Critique the assumptions of the rational choice framework. • What is a net value ratio? Dr. Ronald J. Werner-Wilson

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