Handbook of Social Resource Theory Theoretical Extensions, Empirical
Our lives as human beings are characterized by production and use of social resources, material (e.g., money and physical possessions) as well as immaterial (such as love, knowledge, and power). Distribution and exchange of these resources are central to
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Kjell Törnblom • Ali Kazemi Editors
Handbook of Social Resource Theory Theoretical Extensions, Empirical Insights, and Social Applications
Editors Kjell Törnblom Center for Social Justice Research University of Skövde Skövde Sweden
Ali Kazemi Center for Social Justice Research University of Skövde Skövde Sweden
ISSN 1572-1906 ISBN 978-1-4614-4174-8 ISBN 978-1-4614-4175-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4175-5 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012947400 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
I was enormously impressed when I first read Foa and Foa’s Resource Theory of Social Exchange in 1980. It seemed to me that it opened up an area in social psychology which had largely been ignored. It shed new light on an important aspect of social interaction – the resources being exchanged – and it formulated many interesting, testable hypotheses. As I read their writings, I had various quibbles with it. For example, I did not think their list of categories of resources was exhaustive. I also thought “negative resources” was not simply the opposite of “positive resources” in kind or the reactions the
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