Maintenane Of Relationships

Question 1

What does the SET suggest

Answer 1

For R to work and be maintained there needs ti be an EXCHANGE going on

Question 2

When there is an exchange in R happening is it a reward or punishment?

Answer 2

REWARD

Question 3

What may the costs in a R be

Answer 3

Money

Time spent on the person

Question 4

For a relationship to be maintained what must be made

Answer 4

Profit

Question 5

Reward - costs =

Answer 5

Profit

Question 6

When people are in relationships what is created to compare their current relationship

Answer 6

Comparison level

Question 7

Current R should have more …… Than previous ones in order for it to be maintained

Answer 7

Profits

Question 8

E-

Who created the equity theory

Answer 8

Walster et al

Question 9

E-

Even though people are in a relationship due to an Exchange. What else do people stay in a relationship for

Answer 9

Equity

Question 10

E-

The amount they are putting in the R is

Answer 10

Equal

Question 11

E-

What if one partner thinks they are putting in more than the other

Answer 11

Inequity happens

Question 12

E-

The greater the perceived inequity the greater the

Answer 12

Dissatisfaction

Question 13

E-

Does equity mean exact equality?

Answer 13

No. One partner could be doing more work than the other and still be happy
Depends on partners opinion of whether they are treated fairly

Question 14

Ev-

RUSBULT ET AL - abusive

Answer 14

Even in abusive R women still may be in a profit situation.

Question 15

Ev-
Simpson et al

Which theory does it support?

Answer 15

Asked P to rate member of opposite sex to see how attractive they were.
P in relationships -> gave lower ratings than S
Protective mechanism to keep current R going

Social exchange theory

Question 16

Ev- what is a criticism of these theories

Answer 16

As they’re economic theories they can only be used to explain R in western cultures
Western cultures are more individualist so they focus more on individual profit compared to other non-western cultures

Question 17

Ev-
MARELICH ET AL

Which theory does it support

Answer 17

Sex is commonly used as an exchange resource
Men used lies by offering a change of commitment to get sex
Women gave into sex to avoid confrontation

Supports Exchange theory

Question 18

Ev-

SET criticism

Answer 18

Focuses too much on individual viewpoint of R and not looking at social side

Question 19

Ev-

Criticism

Answer 19

Makes human seem selfish to stay in the relationship there may be other reasons to stay

Question 20

Ev-

Clark and Mills

Answer 20

Disagree with ideas R based on economic
Different types of relationships
ExChange R after work colleagues and communal R are R for friends or lovers

Question 21

Ev-

Questioned idea of equity

Answer 21

If equity is the reason for relationship maintenance then R becomes in equitable then they should end.

Question 22

Ev- DEMARIS

Answer 22

Studied equity in relationships
Looks at 1500 couples on survey
Small amount of iniquity women felt undervalued which suggests are may end 
lacks population validity 
social desirability bias.

Question 23

RAGSDALE ET AL

Answer 23

Rejects theory and doesn’t explain why married couples stay together

Question 24

Ev- gender differences

Answer 24

Husbands are earning more they view careers as more important and so do wives. However wife earning more both careers are equal.
Social desirability bias

Question 25

IDA gender bias

Answer 25

In this theory it highlights the gender bias equity in a relationship is more important to females and males this means there is not applicable to both genders

Question 26

IDA

Cultural bias

Answer 26

Cultural bias mainly focus on relationships exist in individualist cultures I.e. western cultures and ignore in voluntary relationships such as arranged marriages

Question 27

Who created the social exchange theory

Answer 27

Thibaut and Kelley