Description
This book complements and deepens Uriel G. Foa's and Edna B. Foa's 1974 presentations of resource theory of social exchange by expanding on the original roots and subsequent refinements and developments of Social Resource Theory (SRT). The book opens with an abbreviated version of Foa and Foas' argument from the out-of-print original, which is increasingly referred to by current researchers. The next section builds upon this foundation to explore current issues, developments, and applications of SRT as described by eleven invited scholars, including three chapters on new developments within psychology. With its contemporary overview of the theoretical extensions of social resource theory and related empirical research, this book offers far-reaching societal implications for most behavioral and social science disciplines.
Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the contributorsFrom The Original Formulation to Advanced Elaborations of Social Resource Theory: The Contributions to This BookPART I:Abridgement of Uriel G. Foa and Edna B. Foa (1974) Societal Structures of The MindChapter 1: Introduction: Man's Structuring of His Social WorldChapter 2: The Development of Basic Social ConceptsChapter 3: From Developmental Sequence to Adult StructureChapter 4: Prelude to Resource ExchangeChapter 5: Some Areas of Socio-Psychological Research In The Light of The Resource Exchange ParadigmChapter 6: Epilogue: Man and His SocietyAppendix A - EReferencesPART II:New Theoretical and Empirical DevelopmentsChapter 1: Some Theoretical Advances Since the Original Foa & Foa MonographKjell Yngve Törnblom and Ali KazemiChapter 2: Social Resource Theory and Levels of Explanation: From Universal Structure to the Construal of Interpersonal BehaviorJohn AdamopoulosChapter 3: Resources and Social Justice in Meso- and Macro-Level Environmental ConflictSusan OpotowChapter 4: Extending Social Resource Exchange to Events of Abundance and SufficiencyJonas Bååth and Adel DaoudChapter 5: When Your Heart Goes Bumpity Bump: Neurological Characteristics of LoveElaine Hatfield, Richard L. Rapson, and Stephanie CacioppoChapter 6: Evaluating Foa and Foa's Social Resource Theory: A Data-Analytic PerspectiveClara Sabbagh and Manfred SchmittEpilogue: "There is nothing more practical than a good theory"Ali Kazemi and Kjell Yngve Törnblom
