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... Homans's development of ex- change theory , perhaps the most important is the psychological theory known as ... Homans's exchange theory lies in a set of fundamental propositions powerfully influenced by behaviorism . Although some of ...
... Homans's development of ex- change theory , perhaps the most important is the psychological theory known as ... Homans's exchange theory lies in a set of fundamental propositions powerfully influenced by behaviorism . Although some of ...
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... Homans developed several propositions . 1. The success proposition states that the more often a person is rewarded for a particular action , the more likely the person is to perform the rewarded action . In terms of the office situation ...
... Homans developed several propositions . 1. The success proposition states that the more often a person is rewarded for a particular action , the more likely the person is to perform the rewarded action . In terms of the office situation ...
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... Homans defined two other critical concepts : cost and profit . The cost of any behavior is defined as the rewards lost in forgoing alternative lines of action . Profit in social exchange is seen as the greater number of rewards gained ...
... Homans defined two other critical concepts : cost and profit . The cost of any behavior is defined as the rewards lost in forgoing alternative lines of action . Profit in social exchange is seen as the greater number of rewards gained ...
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Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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