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Social Exchange

Social Exchange is a theoretical framework in social psychology and sociology that explains interpersonal interactions as a series of interdependent transactions governed by mutual expectations of reciprocity, cost-benefit analysis, and reward maximization within relational contexts.

2.7K

Publications

342.2K

Citations

4.9K

Authors

1.6K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

496

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2.7K

The Norm of Reciprocity: A Preliminary Statement

Alvin W. Gouldner · American Sociological Review · 1960 · 11.8K 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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Trust, Reciprocity, and Social History

Joyce E. Berg, John Dickhaut, Kevin McCabe · Games and Economic Behavior · 1995 · 5.6K citations

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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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Authors

4.9K

  1. LD
    Linda D. Molm

    University of Arizona, United States

    28 publications · 5.2K citations

    25

    h-index

  2. MS
    Margaret S. Clark

    Yale University, United States

    14 publications · 4K citations

    14

    h-index

  3. KS
    Karen S. Cook

    Stanford University, United States

    13 publications · 3.4K citations

    13

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  4. DW
    David Willer

    University of South Carolina, United States

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  5. EF
    Ernst Fehr

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    13 publications · 7.1K citations

    13

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    31 h-index

    58 publications

    24.6K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    30 h-index

    59 publications

    7.8K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    27 h-index

    44 publications

    7.8K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    40 publications

    5K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    25 h-index

    44 publications

    9.4K citations

  6. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    24 h-index

    52 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    24 h-index

    41 publications

    5.8K citations

  8. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    24 h-index

    53 publications

    24.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    53 publications · 10K citations

    41

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  2. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 40 publications · 26.7K citations

    36

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 100 publications · 3.8K citations

    33

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  4. Social Psychology Quarterly

    SPQ · 41 publications · 3.6K citations

    31

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  5. Social Forces

    SF · 35 publications · 3.8K citations

    28

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