Equity Theory/breakdown of relationships
- Created by: Ellie
- Created on: 13-01-15 15:09
From memory:
EQUITY THEORY - relationships are maintained by fairness, not to be confused with equality
BREAKDOWN -
Duck - breakdown, intra-psychic phase, dyadic phase, social phase, grave-dressing phase, resurrection processes
Lee - 5 stages of breakdown: dissatisfaction, exposure, negotiation, resolution, termination
With booklet:
EQUITY THEORY -
* Maximising rewards, minimising negative experiences
* The greater the unfairness, the greater the dissatisfaction
* Subjective
* Clark and Mills - communal relationships are governed more by a DESIRE to respond to the needs of a partner
* GENDER DIFFERENCES - Steil and Weltman - women are more socially aware than men, men are less likely to notice unfairness in a relationship
* CULTURAL RELATIVITY - Moghaddam…
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