Relationships - Maintenance

Question 1

Theories on maintenance of relationships?

Answer 1

Social Exchange Theory and Equity theory

Question 2

Social exchange theory?

Answer 2

Thibaut and kelley

Question 3

Thibaut and kelley?

Answer 3

Social exchange theory

Question 4

Equity theory?

Answer 4

Walster et al

Question 5

Walster et al?

Answer 5

Equity theory

Question 6

Aspects of SET?

Answer 6

Profit and loss, Comparison level

Question 7

Strengths of SET?

Answer 7

Therapies

Real world applications

Question 8

Weaknesses of SET?

Answer 8

Cultural bias

Reductionist

Question 9

Cultural bias in SET?

Answer 9

Moghaddam

Question 10

Moghaddam?

Answer 10

Individualistic western cultures with high mobility value ‘give and take’ while others value security

Question 11

Therapies from SET?

Answer 11

Jacobson et al’s Integrated Couple’s Therapy (IBCT)

Question 12

Effectiveness of IBCT?

Answer 12

Christensen et al.

Question 13

Christensen et al?

Answer 13

2/3 of 60 couples improved

Question 14

Reductionism in SET?

Answer 14

Duck and Sants

Question 15

Duck and sants?

Answer 15

SET focusses too much on the individual’s perspective and ignores social aspects - ‘selfish nature’

Question 16

RL applications of SET?

Answer 16

Rusbult and Martz

Question 17

Rusbult and Martz

Answer 17

High investment (children, finance, etc) and low alternative could be considered a profit situation and result in remaining in an abusive relationship

Question 18

Aspects of equity theory?

Answer 18

Inequity and distress, ratio of inputs to outputs

Question 19

Relationship between SET and equity theory?

Answer 19

Equity is an extension of SET

Question 20

Research on inequity and distress?

Answer 20

Messick and cook

Question 21

Messick and cook?

Answer 21

People strive to achieve fairness in relationships and become dissatisfied, and therefore distressed, at unfairness

Question 22

Stafford and canary?

Answer 22

Satisfaction highest for those who perceived their relationships to be equitable (200 married couples)

Question 23

Weaknesses of equity theory?

Answer 23

Only applies to exchange relationships
Cultural bias
Contradicting research
Gender bias

Question 24

Research on equity theory and exchange relationships?

Answer 24

Clark and Mills

Question 25

Clark and mills?

Answer 25

Exchange relationships are based on economics, while communal (friends or lovers) respond to needs

Question 26

Cultural bias in equity theory?

Answer 26

Moghaddam

Question 27

Moghaddam?

Answer 27

Individualistic western cultures with high mobility value ‘give and take’ while others value security

Question 28

Contradicting research for equity theory?

Answer 28

Demaris

Question 29

Demaris?

Answer 29

Only subjective index of inequity associated with disruption is the woman’s sense of being under benefited, raising the risk of divorce

Question 30

Gender bias in equity theory?

Answer 30

Steil and Weltman

Question 31

Steil and Weltman?

Answer 31

Different views of when a relationship is equitable, e.g. when husband earns more his career is more important, but when the wife earns more they rate neither as more important