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This chapter is an abridged version of an extensive chapter that Edna and Uriel Foa published in 1976 in which the basic tenets of their resource theory of social exchange are outlined. The authors discuss a variety of details and issues such as the definition and classification of resources as well as the reciprocal relationship between the structure of resources and interpersonal behavior. A number of new exchange rules are proposed, and some consequences of inappropriate exchanges are analyzed. Foa and Foa conclude their chapter with an interesting account of many instances in which SRT is relevant to and useful for the analysis of social issues.
This chapter is an abridged version of Chap. 5 in J. W. Thibaut, J. T. Spence, and R. C. Carson (1976) (Eds.). Contemporary Topics in Social Psychology. Morristown, NJ: General Learning Press.
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Foa, U. G., & Foa, E. B. (1974). Societal structures of the mind. Springfield: Charles C. Thomas.
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Foa, E.B., Foa, U.G. (2012). Resource Theory of Social Exchange. In: Törnblom, K., Kazemi, A. (eds) Handbook of Social Resource Theory. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4175-5_2
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