Social Exchange in Developing RelationshipsRobert L. Burgess, Ted L. Huston Social Exchange in Developing Relationships is a collection of papers that deals with the systematic study of the development of relationships. The papers discuss several theoretical perspectives, such as evolutionary theory, personality theory, cognitive developmental theory, equity theory, role theory, and attribution theory. One paper discusses romantic relationships—the evolution of first acquaintance to close or intimate commitment. Another paper presents the hypothesis that the factors causing a relationship to begin will also probably steer intermediate cognitive processes, eventually influencing the nature of the relationship. Commitment requires specific concepts such as input levels contributed to the relationship, duration of these inputs, and their consistency of occurrence. The equity theory suggests that equity principles determine the selection of one's mate and how they (the partners) will get along in the future. One paper analyzes the dynamic theories of social relationships and the resulting research strategies: that the conceptualization of a parameter of a social relationship can affect the choice of data collection techniques and other matters. Sociologists, psychologists, historians, students, and academicians doing sociological research, can benefit greatly from this collection. |
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... Boissevain (1974), is small and dense. Relationships are diversified and fields of activity overlap. Persons play multiple roles with each other, and exchange a variety of things— information, services, and affection—with the same ...
... Boissevain (1974), is small and dense. Relationships are diversified and fields of activity overlap. Persons play multiple roles with each other, and exchange a variety of things— information, services, and affection—with the same ...
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... Boissevain (1974) and Ridley and Avery (Chapter 8 of this volume) for further elaboration of characteristics of networks "These areas of exchange content have been identified by Foa and Foa (1974) together, their social network becomes ...
... Boissevain (1974) and Ridley and Avery (Chapter 8 of this volume) for further elaboration of characteristics of networks "These areas of exchange content have been identified by Foa and Foa (1974) together, their social network becomes ...
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... Boissevain, J. P. Friends of friends. Oxford: Blackwell, 1974. Bott, E. Family and social networks (2nd ed.). London: Tavistock, 1971. Brehm, J. Theory of psychological reactance. New York: Academic Press, 1966. Burgess, E., & Wallin ...
... Boissevain, J. P. Friends of friends. Oxford: Blackwell, 1974. Bott, E. Family and social networks (2nd ed.). London: Tavistock, 1971. Brehm, J. Theory of psychological reactance. New York: Academic Press, 1966. Burgess, E., & Wallin ...
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Contents
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Beyond the Dyad Approaches to Explaining Exchange in Developing Relationships | 195 |
Epilogue | 379 |
Author Index | 409 |
Subject Index | 419 |
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