Equity Theory Flashcards
1
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Equity theory
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Most people are comfortable when they get out what they put in
Try minimise costs and maximise benefits
2
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Stafford and Canary
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2000 married couples- measure of equity and satisfaction
Asked about relationship maintenance strategies
Satisfaction-highest - equitable relationships
Under benefitted husbands- Lower relationship maintenance strategies
3
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Dealing with inequality
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- Restoration of actual inequality- voluntarily set things right
- Restoration of psychological equity-distort reality
- Leave relationship- physically or emotionally
4
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Evaluation
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+research support- female monkeys
-equity sensitivity- equity not same for everyone
-cultural differences
-gender differences in equity
