Social Exchange Theory
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- Created on: 01-12-17 13:32
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- Social Exchange Theory (SET)
- Evaluation
- People have free will and choice
- Cl-alt explains why a person would end a relationship they were satisfied with
- It could explain why people stay in abusive relationships
- Most studies are artificial and lack ecological validity.
- Clark and Mills found two different styles of couples (communal + exchange).
- Hatfield (79) found equity was more important for females
- Murstein (77) found that only people in problem marriages will look for alternatives.
- It is an economic theory
- We attempt to maximise rewards and minimise costs
- Rewards-cost =outcome
- Thibaut and Kelley (1959)
- How one partner compares to another by using a comparison level
- Comparison level is based on memories of past experiences combined with expectations
- When we meet a new partner, we compare with the comparison level
- If a new person is met then the comparison level for alternatives is used
- Evaluation
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