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Exchange Theory

Exchange Theory is a theoretical framework within anthropological theory that explains social relationships and cultural practices as outcomes of reciprocal interactions, distinguished by its emphasis on the exchange of goods, services, and symbols as foundational to social cohesion and inequality.

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Exchange and Power in Social Life.

Robert Bierstedt, Peter M. Blau · American Sociological Review · 1965 · 13.8K citations

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Social Exchange Theory: An Interdisciplinary Review

Russell Cropanzano, Marie S. Mitchell · Journal of Management · 2005 · 9.5K citations · Full text

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Social Behavior as Exchange

George C. Homans · American Journal of Sociology · 1958 · 5.1K citations

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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies.

C. J. Fuller, Marcel Mauss, W. D. Halls · Man · 1992 · 4.9K citations

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The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies.

Melvin M. Tumin, Marcell Mauss, Ian Cunnison et al. · American Sociological Review · 1956 · 4.1K citations

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    Linda D. Molm

    University of Arizona, United States

    19 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. DW
    David Willer

    University of South Carolina, United States

    17 publications · 1.5K citations

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    Karen S. Cook

    Stanford University, United States

    11 publications · 4K citations

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    John Skvoretz

    University of South Florida, United States

    11 publications · 797 citations

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    Barry Markovsky

    University of South Carolina, United States

    12 publications · 914 citations

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  1. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    20 h-index

    31 publications

    6K citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    16 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    12.8K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    14 h-index

    20 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    14 h-index

    23 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    13 h-index

    13 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

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  1. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 34 publications · 24.7K citations

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  2. Social Psychology Quarterly

    SPQ · 25 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Annual Review of Anthropology

    24 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. Social Forces

    SF · 23 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Man

    19 publications · 5.9K citations

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