Social exchange theory fits this research study by identifying costs and benefits for dual-earner couples working an off-shifting arrangement. According to Dr. Harvey’s class lecture, individuals automatically weigh the costs and benefits of a choice and tend to make their decisions based on maximized benefits (Harvey, 2015a). The idea of people being reward seeking and avoiding punishment comes from years of work studying behavioral psychology. In order to avoid costs, families strive to reach benefits by strategizing and setting future goals. Individuals choose situations that will be rewarding based off of past experiences and people are able to consider possible alternatives that may arrive for the particular interaction (Smith & Hamon, …show more content…
The researchers supported the assumptions and concepts of social exchange theory and how it was used in the decision-making process of couples choosing an off-shifting arrangement. Pagnan et al.’s used interviews and questionnaires where the participants were asked to rate overall satisfaction of each member of their families and where the individuals identified costs and benefits of off-shifting (Pagnan et al., 2011).
Another assumption in social exchange theory is that partners reach a balance in the act of giving and taking. The findings in the research study supported this because the majority of the couples reported equal domestic labor work and childcare tasks (Pagnan et al., 2011). This finding would be different if only one partner worked or if the couple followed the traditional roles of the
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However, some of the concepts did not go into enough depth to fully connect social exchange theory. Pagnan and colleagues (2011) discussed the comparison levels of what other couples reported as their costs and benefits, but did not discuss the comparison level for alternatives. Even though the majority of the couples who were off-shifting stated that there were not any other alternatives to their working arrangements, the findings did not show specific results to the couples who had not been off-shifting the whole time they had
Social Exchange Theory The social exchange theory is criticised in regards to its assumption that people are only concerned about themselves in terms of how the relationship effects them. The theory ignores the wider aspects of a relationship. This is supported by Shelby et al (2009) who carried out a study on abusive relationships and found that people who were abused in a relationship were often more committed. This shows when the costs are greater than profit, it doesn't necessarily cause a relationship
Quite a few years back, my friend Bryan and I discovered that we had a crush on the same girl. We both come from very different social and power backgrounds, and the conflict that transpired was that we were both undoubtedly dating the same girl who was an opportunist. My friend Bryan and I had never been in a situation like this one before. We had always promised each other that nothing or no one would ever interfere with our friendship. Well this particular school year everything was about to
following topics and argument was presented by each group members. Marlene: Social Exchange Theory Argument: Each person in a group perception is different and what we put in a group or relationship is what we get out of it. However all relationship have give and take and how we feel about the group and the role we play does not often seem fair to the individual / group. Amir : Psychoanalytical Theory Argument: This theory says that a person’s previous life experiences impact the current behaviours
The Role of Exchange and Rational-Choice Theory in Mate Selection Zenobia C. Wright Florida A&M University Abstract The goal of this paper is to give readers a better understanding of the Exchange Theory, as well as Rational Choice Theory. To do this, we demonstrate how the typical scenario of mate selection for a romantic relationship in today's society involves trading things one may personally value for something that they feel is of equal value that the other person in the
Social Exchange Theory is grounded in the idea that people assess their relationships from an economic perspective when pertaining to costs and rewards that are identified amongst different relational partners. It is within this paper that we discuss the core components that make up the theory, the possible advantages and disadvantages of its use, as well as touch base on a real-world communication example the Social Exchange Theory can be associated with. There are multiple core components that
Social Exchange Theory 2 Application of: The Social Exchange Theory In everyday interactions people are always looking to have a positive experience among those with whom they interact. According to the Social Exchange theory, with each interaction an individual has with another, that individual attempts to maximize the positive outcomes and minimize the negative. The purpose of this paper is to apply the Social Exchange theory to an authentic real life situation to best illustrate the
bsp; Social Exchange Theory 2 Application of: The Social Exchange Theory In everyday interactions people are always looking to have a positive experience among those with whom they interact. According to the Social Exchange theory, with each interaction an individual has with another, that individual attempts to maximize the positive outcomes and minimize the negative. The purpose of this paper is to apply the Social Exchange theory to an authentic real life situation
Question 1: What is Social Exchange Theory? Social exchange theory is a model for interpreting society as a series of interactions between people that are based on estimates of rewards and punishments. According to this view, our interactions are determined by the rewards or punishments that we expect to receive from others, which we evaluate using a cost-benefit analysis model. Integral to the social exchange theory is the possibility that a connection that inspires endorsement from someone else
Jose comes home from work. An argument ensues about the problems in their relationship and they conclude their issues started after they got married. Hence, within this paper, I will take a closer look at Jose and Denise’s scenario and analyze how their case exhibits three communication concepts: avoiding, social exchange theory, and uncertainty events. After the analysis, I will give detailed recommendations on what should be done in the future to improve their communication and relationships.
In my short analysis paper, I plan to use the social exchange theories in order to explain the growth of an important relationship in my life. I will also reflect upon some major turning points in the relationship, what kind of turning points they resemble, and a brief interpretation of what the social exchange theories are. Lastly, I will discuss my critiques of the theory at play. The relationship that I will be analyzing today is between my roommate Michael Gloer and I. We have had many turning
2.1 Theory Organization justice plays a very important role in employee motivation, loyalty, and well-being (Mc Shane et al, 2013). To minimize the feeling of injustice, corporate leaders have to understand well of the concepts, theory and forms of organization justice (Mc Shane et al, 2013). There are three different but overlapping forms of organization justice, which are: Procedural Organizational Justice, Interactional Organizational Justice and Distributive Organizational Justice ( Elovainio
Application Paper The social penetration theory is a theory composed by Altman and Taylor in which people are compared to onions. This may seem like an absurd comparison, but when explored more deeply it makes quite a bit of sense. The social penetration theory is a description of the multi-layered nature of people's personalities. As the outer skin of an onion is peeled away another layer is found beneath it, and if you remove that layer you will expose another layer, and so forth. The same holds
Charles Darwin formulated the theory of ‘survival of the fittest’ the very nature of power becomes evident. Richard M Emerson an formulated the famous Power-Dependence relation on the basis of these paramaters. In the very beginning of his theory Emerson states that there is an existence of ambiguities surrounding the terms “power”,”authority”,”legitimacy” and “power structures”.The ‘Power Dependence relations’ attempts to bring about a sense of balance. According to this theory, “the dependence a person
and organizations wrong. Achor also notes that from a wage standpoint, these peer-to-peer recognition programs are profoundly cost effective. In working with a slew of Fortune 500 companies, he found that when comparing a small wage increase with a social recognition investment, the cost of the peer to peer recognition program was on average 5% of the cost of the wage increase and was able to provide half of the engagement boost. The return on investment here is extremely telling, though, Achor cautions
During the course of this week’s discussion we will examine the social exchange theory (SET); Dr. Cone did a great job presenting SET to us in this week’s media, I hope you all enjoyed it. Now, we can further consider it by applying the concepts to real life situations such as our family case study, our own family, or other examples you find to be beneficial to you and our collective growth as future APNs. In order to guide our discussion and to have a meaningful learning experience I would encourage