⭐️ theories - equity theory✅

Question 1

what does equity mean?

what did WALSTER suggest?

what happens if theres a lack of equity?

Answer 1

• fairness in a relationship
• both partners level of profit needs to be roughly the same for success
• one partner overbenefits (guilt), one underbenefits (humiliated)

Question 2

equity and equality:

what is it based on ratio of what?

when is a relationship classed as fair?

what are relationships marked by (beginning with n)

Answer 2

• the ratio of costs and rewards
• when someone puts alot into it and gets alot out too
• negotiations, to ensure equity and the=at rewards are distributed fairly

Question 3

consequences of inequality:

when do problem start to arise?

what will happen to the partner subjected to inequity?

what is there a strong correlation between?

Answer 3

• when one partner puts a great deal n but gets little back
• they will become disatisfied and may want to leave
• level of distress and inequity

Question 4

changes in perceived equity:

what is dissatisfaction caused by?

what is the changes throughout the Rship regarding effort?

Answer 4

• a change in perceived equities time goes on
• at the start it may feel okay to put more effort in then you receive, as time goes on they cant keep it up and they become unhappy

Question 5

dealing with inequity:

what will happen the more unfair the Rship feels?

what type of change may they try to take?

what will the partners do with hr rewards and costs?

Answer 5

• the harder the person will work to restore the fairness or they’ll pull away
• cognitive rather then behavioural
• they will revise them so the Rship feels more equitable - the costs become accepted a the norm

Question 6

AO3:

✅ strength

❌weakness

Answer 6

✅supporting evidence studies of real-life relationships that confirm equity theory as a mire valid explanation than SET. Utne done a survey of 118 recently married couples, measuring equity with two self-report scales. These husbands and wives were aged between 16 and 45 years and had been together for more than two years before marrying. researchers found that couples who considered their relationship equitable were more satisfied than those who saw themselves as overbenefitting or underbenefitting, supports the importance of equity in relationships by showing that it increases satisfaction between couples, increasing its validity

❌ individual differences, Not all partners are concerned about achieving equity. Huseman said some people are less sensitive to equity than others. Some partners are described as benevolent, who are prepared to contribute more to the relationship than they get out of it. Others are entitled, who believe they deserve to be over benefitted and accept it without feeling distressed or guilty. This shows that equity is not necessarily as important in romantic relationships as the equity theory suggests. It also shows that equity is not a global feature of romantic relationships and is certainty not a universal law of social interaction. reduces the reliability and the external validity