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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... Variables Influencing Sexual Involvement Relationship Variables: Sex and Social Exchange Sexual Decision Making and Moral Reasoning Relationship Reasoning A Model for Sexual Involvement in Relationships Summary References Relationship ...
... Variables Influencing Sexual Involvement Relationship Variables: Sex and Social Exchange Sexual Decision Making and Moral Reasoning Relationship Reasoning A Model for Sexual Involvement in Relationships Summary References Relationship ...
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... variables, including the strength of the bond between parent and offspring, the extent to which the parent controls needed resources, and the way in which the parent makes his or her feelings known. 3. DETERIORATION AND DISSOLUTION OF ...
... variables, including the strength of the bond between parent and offspring, the extent to which the parent controls needed resources, and the way in which the parent makes his or her feelings known. 3. DETERIORATION AND DISSOLUTION OF ...
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... variable for theories of social relationship. In particular, attention may be an especially promising variable for the study of relationship initiation, as Levinger and Snoek (1972) suggest: “The beginnings of a relationship appear when ...
... variable for theories of social relationship. In particular, attention may be an especially promising variable for the study of relationship initiation, as Levinger and Snoek (1972) suggest: “The beginnings of a relationship appear when ...
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... variables in the social perception process would be helpful in the study of relationship initiation, since it would allow us to capitalize on the theoretical and empirical advances made recently in the attribution 38 Ellen Berscheid and ...
... variables in the social perception process would be helpful in the study of relationship initiation, since it would allow us to capitalize on the theoretical and empirical advances made recently in the attribution 38 Ellen Berscheid and ...
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... variable is outcome dependency. First, as his outcome dependency on a particular person in his social environment increases, so should the perceiver's preference that the Causal analysis he performs conclude in a dispositional rather ...
... variable is outcome dependency. First, as his outcome dependency on a particular person in his social environment increases, so should the perceiver's preference that the Causal analysis he performs conclude in a dispositional rather ...
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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