Interpersonal communication the social exchange approach

A book which examines the social exchange theories of relations between people. These theories tend to view communication as an exchange or extraction of benefit undertaken out of self interest. The book attempts to answer three questions: what are these theories and how do their assumptions differ?...

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Main Author: Roloff, Michael E
Format: Book
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. Sage Publications 1981
Series:The Sage commtext series v. 6
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Summary:A book which examines the social exchange theories of relations between people. These theories tend to view communication as an exchange or extraction of benefit undertaken out of self interest. The book attempts to answer three questions: what are these theories and how do their assumptions differ? How do they view a variety of interpersonal communication phenomena? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
Physical Description:151 p. 23 cm
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. 137-149
ISBN:0803916043