Emotions from the perspective of social exchange theory: A discussion on the "satisfaction-power" relationship in social interaction Cover Image

Emoţiile din perspectiva teoriei schimbului social - abordări ale relaţiei "satisfacţie-putere" în interacţiunea socială
Emotions from the perspective of social exchange theory: A discussion on the "satisfaction-power" relationship in social interaction

Author(s): Irina Cristescu
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Eikon

Summary/Abstract: From the perspective of bringing emotions into social exchange the productivity of social ties within the interaction depends on the satisfaction of social actors. Satisfaction is an affective answer to a cognitive evaluation of the exchange relation, based on how “good” or “bad” the actor judges the relation to be. That’s why the attention should be focused on the following aspects: 1) The variation of “social exchange-satisfaction” relation taking into consideration the base of power (reward or punishment); 2) Analysing and explaining global emotions considering the social units (networks, groups); 3) Possible connections between specific emotions tied to social objects and the result of the attribution process.

  • Issue Year: 8/2010
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 87-92
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian