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The 19 pages that link to Social exchange theory, each with the reason it gives.

• ReciprocityNarrower topic: It treats reciprocal benefits as a basis for relationships and continuing interaction.

• Symbolic interactionismCompared with: It offers a calculative account of interaction that differs from symbolic meaning-making.

• FriendshipRelated: It offers one account of how perceived fairness and benefits influence whether friendships persist.

• Reciprocal altruismRelated: It offers a related account of exchange, though its scope and assumptions differ from evolutionary theory.

• Social interactionRelated: It interprets reciprocal action in terms of perceived benefits and obligations.

• Prosocial behaviorCompared with: It interprets helping through expected benefits and costs rather than other-focused motives.

• Talcott ParsonsCompared with: Its account of social coordination foregrounds reciprocal advantage rather than Parsons’s shared normative commitments.

• ClientelismRelated: Its concepts clarify how benefits and expected support can bind patrons and clients.

• Trust (social science)Related: It models how expected benefits and costs shape decisions to rely on others.

• Interpersonal relationshipRelated: People may assess relationships through their perceived benefits and costs.

• Romantic relationshipRelated: It models how partners evaluate satisfaction and the costs of staying.

• SocietyRelated: It models how repeated exchanges can sustain relationships and cooperation.

• Sociological theoryRelated: It explains relationship patterns through reciprocal exchange and perceived costs.

• Casual sexRelated: It offers one framework for understanding how people assess casual sexual encounters.

• Family economicsCompared with: It also analyzes partnership choices but uses a broader social framework than economic modeling.

• George C. HomansNarrower topic: Homans’s account became a foundational behavioral version of this broader approach.

• Social relationRelated: It models how perceived benefits and obligations can shape ongoing relationships.

• James Samuel ColemanRelated: Its focus on resources and reciprocal obligations overlaps with Coleman’s account of social capital.

• Peter BlauNarrower topic: Blau developed a major sociological account of how exchanges generate enduring social relationships.