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resource theory [1 record]

Record 1 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

The Foas' model of social exchange. Resource theory suggests that the set of classes into which the sources of all pleasure-giving activities fall may be limited and that there may be a set of fundamental rules that govern the exchange of activities in the various classes.

OBS

Related terms: concrete dimension, particularistic dimension.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Modèle de l'échange social de Foa et Foa selon lequel le nombre de catégories des ressources servant à faire plaisir à autrui est limité à six. De plus, il y aurait un ensemble de règles fondamentales régissant l'échange des activités dans les diverses catégories

OBS

Termes connexes : matérialité, particularisation.

Spanish

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