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+What is Social Exchange What is Social Exchange
Theory?Theory?
Psychological and Sociological perspective that explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties.
Views that all human relationships are formed by the use of a cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.
+Social Exchange Theory Social Exchange Theory
(cont’d)(cont’d)
Social interaction is likened to transactions in the economic marketplace
Exchange is a theory which attempts to explain interpersonal behaviors in terms of the exchange of rewards and costs
+Interrelated TheoriesInterrelated Theories
Economics Humans are rational and will seek to maximize their gain
Psychology Humans will generate behaviours that will produce the greatest
rewards
Cultural Anthropology Exchange process derive from individuals trying to satisfy basic
needs.
+Social Exchange Theory TodaySocial Exchange Theory Today
focus on what people put into relationships and what they get out of it
everything we do has costs (to be minimized) and rewards (to be maximized) associated
+Social Exchange Theory Today Social Exchange Theory Today
(cont’d)(cont’d)
REWARDS = anything that a person gains from a relation 6 main rewards: love, money, status, info, goods, services
COSTS = negative consequences of a relation time, energy
+How can this be related to the
FAMILY
Marital Relationships
Sibling Relationships
Parent/Child Relationship
Mom says you have to babysitme tonight !!!!! And hang out withme, and play games with me, and love me and blah blah blah….
I should watch my little brother
tonight because its Katie’s birthday
this weekend and I’m going to want
to stay out late. I need to start e
arning
my brownie points with mom now.