Homan, Blau's, And Collins Approaches To Exchange Theory

The example that affected me the most was when there was a homeless man walking across the street towards a mother and child. Due to instinct, the mother held the carriage closer and harder. To ensure the safety of her and her child, she gave him money. It was not that she felt compassion for him, but instead, she thought that this would keep him from harming herself and her child. It was not that the man acted in any unacceptable way, but that the woman and child were the ones at risk. The author shows compassion as more of a transaction as “the man stands and stares.” The fixed stare made her feel uneasy and nervous. It is as if time stopped. it was not a genuine act of kindness on the mother’s part or that she felt sympathetic for him. There is symbolism of protection “[when the mother] passes a folded dollar over her child’s head.” The man “does not know that acceptance of the gift and gratitude are what make this transaction complete.” It is visible that the woman only offers to help the man out of

Parents come home from a long day at work tired and agitated. When agitation gets the best of them, anything a child may do could possibly send them over the edge. A child may be loquacious and that makes their parent/guardian upset. Instead of being pragmatic towards the child, the parent takes all of the stress from work out on the child. Even though the parent may not mean anything of the words being said, they still affect the child. After the parent is able to calm down and realize yelling isn’t the answer, they talk to their child. Parents apologize for what they did and say they overreacted. Sometimes a parent feels compunction for yelling at their child and will bribe them with a toy or food to make them feel better. To conclude, each and every parent is able to relate to yelling at their children when they don’t deserve

The Colombian Exchange was an extensive exchange between the eastern and western hemispheres as knows as the Old World and New World. The Colombian exchange greatly affects almost every society. It prompted both voluntary and forced migration of millions of human beings. There are both positive and negative effects that you can see from the Colombian Exchange. The Colombian Exchange explorers created contact between Europe and the Americas. The interaction with Native Americans began the exchange of animals, plants, disease, and weapons. The most significant effects that the Colombian Exchange had on the Old World and New World were its changes in agriculture, disease, culture, and its effects on ecology.

The purpose of this essay is to question the readers. Ascher wants the audience to analyze themselves to determine the reason behind why people show kindness, whether it is out of fear, pity, or compassion.

This encourages the child to continue the positive behaviour and they will be rewarded with positive attention and something for example as a toy or treat.

Though one may favor exchange processes that conclude with a social association that values the idea of equality, however Blau states that exchange processes can “give rise to differentiation of power” (Blau 1964: 114), which results with relation to superordination and subordination. Blau explains this disequilibrium as a result of needs for resources from unlike partners and efforts among equals to gain advantages over the other (Blau 1964: 114). Relating to intrinsic rewards, if one counterpart gains a reward from the exchange, the other counterpart expects repayment in the form of future wards – hence the principle of reciprocity (Blau 1964: 121). Reciprocity between unlike counterparts creates this sense of imbalance

For example, if a child has thrown an object at his parent or hits a parent out of anger, the child would receive a spanking without receiving an explainnation of what he did wrong. Then child would not learn that it is wrong to throw things or hit at people. This would lead to the child repeating the behavior again.

The Columbian exchange is a monumental moment in history in which there was a vast amount of trade between the Americas, Africa, and the European continent. It brought about a diversity within the staple of crops, livestock and disease. Although the objective was meant to be beneficial it was not all that way. This exchange brought a rise within the economy along with the disease.

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of many goods between the colonies in America to their motherland in Europe. The motherland wanted to be self sufficient and only have to rely on themselves for things that they needed. So they went to the new world and they claimed land and traded with their colonies that they founded. They did this because they use to think that the world had a limited amount of wealth and they wanted more no matter how they had to get it. Companies came as well so that they could share stocks, this allowed for money to go up in. The Companies did this to make more money so that they would become wealthier and grow in power. This increased the

The Columbian exchange was the transfer of the omnipresent plants, animals, culture, human populations and technology between the old and new world. Like Italians and their pizza, for instance, tomatoes never grew from the east, they were brought from the west. Many things such as food, diseases, livestock, and general advancements were born as a result of the exchange. The exchange sprouted countless traditions that are now legend.

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 theory and the key concepts that it holds. In applying the social exchange theory from demonstration, to application, to then explanation, a better understanding in

In troubled times, it is simple for one to abandon all the aspects that make them human: compassion, self worth, and humor. If the goal is to make life temporarily more withstandable, then it can be easy to cast away all of one’s ideals. Yet, when love is present it helps push us on the path consistent with our values. Such love is present in the relationship between the

(171) Patico argues that cost now determines the logic of values in informal exchanges, but the gift given, and the attention to what gift is selected, has not changed.

The Social Exchange theory proposes that we make decisions with the goal to maximize benefits and minimize costs (Newman, 2009, p.64). The choices we make require social approval and self-sufficiency. A family will make sacrifices if they perceive the action will equal rewards. Basically the theory refers to a give and take relationship where there needs to be balance for the relationship to be satisfying.

Social Exchange Theory – Social behavior exchange theory is an exchange between parties as a representative of consent and status (Homans, 1958, p.