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| Author: | Lawler, E. J. |
| Title: | An Affect Theory of Social Exchange |
| Journal: | American Journal of Sociology
2001 : VOL. 107:2, p. 321-352 |
| Index terms: | GROUPS GROUP DECISION MAKING SOCIOLOGY ANALYTICAL REVIEW |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article develops a theory that explains how and when emotions, produced by social exchange, generate stronger or weaker ties to relations, groups, or networks. It is argued that social exchange produces positive or negative global feelings, which are internally rewarding or punishing. The theory indicates that social units (relations, groups, networks) are perceived as a source of these feelings, contingent on the degree of jointness in the exchange task. The jointness of the task is greatest if (1) actors find it difficult to distinguish their individual effects on or contributions to solving the exchange task (nonseparability) and (2) actors perceive a shared responsibility for success or failure at the exchange task. |
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