ABSTRACT Two sociological mainstreams, one based on rational choice theory and one on relational sociology, converge in affirming that relational goods are those that can be enjoyed only if shared with some others. Both agree that it is a kind of goods different from strictly private goods, which are enjoyed alone, and from standard public goods, which are enjoyed impersonally by any number. However, they differ in the way they understand the nature of these goods, how they are generated and what are their social consequences. For the theory of rational choice, they derive from the fact that individuals find gratification in sharing a certain relationship with other people, so that the aggregation of these propensities generates a local public good. According to relational sociology, instead, these goods are emergent sui generis relationships that are sought for their intrinsic value, as bearers of good life for those who share them. The author compares these different approaches, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. He concludes by claiming that relational goods have their own ontological status. They are produced by subjects who reflexively orient one towards the other to generate a relationship from which benefits derive for all those who participate in it.

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发现关系商品：它们的性质、起源和影响

摘要 两种社会学主流，一种基于理性选择理论，一种基于关系社会学，一致认为关系产品是指只有与他人共享才能享受的产品。两者都同意，它是一种不同于严格的私人物品（单独享受）和标准公共物品（任何人都可以非个人地享受）的一种物品。然而，他们在理解这些商品的性质、它们是如何产生的以及它们的社会后果是什么方面有所不同。对于理性选择理论来说，它们源于这样一个事实，即个人在与他人分享某种关系中找到满足感，从而这些倾向的聚合产生了地方公共物品。相反，根据关系社会学，这些商品是新兴的独特关系，寻求其内在价值，作为分享它们的人的美好生活的承载者。作者比较了这些不同的方法，突出了它们的优点和缺点。他最后声称，关系商品有自己的本体论地位。它们是由反射性地将一个人导向另一个人的主体产生的，以产生一种关系，从中受益的所有参与者。