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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... Theory and Intimate Relationships ELAINE HATFIELD, MARY K. UTNE, AND JANE TRAUPMANN Introduction The Equity Formulation The Theorists' Debate: Is Equity Theory Applicable to Intimate Relationships? The Accumulating Evidence Summary ...
... Theory and Intimate Relationships ELAINE HATFIELD, MARY K. UTNE, AND JANE TRAUPMANN Introduction The Equity Formulation The Theorists' Debate: Is Equity Theory Applicable to Intimate Relationships? The Accumulating Evidence Summary ...
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... Exchange within Dyads Social-Exchange Theory Assumptions Types of Dyadic Exchange Patterns Sequencing of Exchange Patterns within Dyadic Relationships Social Network Influence on Dyadic Relationships Summary and Conclusions References ...
... Exchange within Dyads Social-Exchange Theory Assumptions Types of Dyadic Exchange Patterns Sequencing of Exchange Patterns within Dyadic Relationships Social Network Influence on Dyadic Relationships Summary and Conclusions References ...
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... of Social Exchange Theory 247 247 248 251 256 258 260 264 265 266 271 271 273 276 286 293 298 301 303 307 307 309 315 320 332 341 345 347 351 351 352 III. IV. VI. VII. Social Interactions and the Personality System Contents.
... of Social Exchange Theory 247 247 248 251 256 258 260 264 265 266 271 271 273 276 286 293 298 301 303 307 307 309 315 320 332 341 345 347 351 351 352 III. IV. VI. VII. Social Interactions and the Personality System Contents.
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... Exchange.” Another feature I deplore in the current intellectual climate of psychology is the habit of drawing a sharp ... exchange. I confess that I do not much like phrases such as exchange theory, equity theory, balance theory, and so ...
... Exchange.” Another feature I deplore in the current intellectual climate of psychology is the habit of drawing a sharp ... exchange. I confess that I do not much like phrases such as exchange theory, equity theory, balance theory, and so ...
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... theories all follow, under special given conditions, from the propositions of a more general theory of human behavior.” Yet whatever one may think of the phrase “exchange theory,” exchange itself is a reality, and a vital one, for exchange ...
... theories all follow, under special given conditions, from the propositions of a more general theory of human behavior.” Yet whatever one may think of the phrase “exchange theory,” exchange itself is a reality, and a vital one, for exchange ...
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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