Is Choice and Exchange Theory the Key?

The Value of Employment to Mothers of Young Children

“…Fishbein (1967) has identified two separate components of subjective expected utility, an attitudinal and a normative component. Nye (1978) agrees that normative rewards or costs (social approval/ disapproval) are related to behavioral choices and suggests that financial gain and autonomy are also general categories of rewards and costs to be considered. A more general statement of the SEU model would therefore be: BI = f(PiEi), 1 < i < n where fis some linear function of the product terms, PiEi.…”

“…In this context, SEU theory is also linked to theories of choice (Nye, 1978), particularly choice under "risky" conditions (Heath, 1976). From this perspective, the decision to perform a particular behavior is seen as a choice between performing or not performing the behavior.…”

Learned Helplessness in the Elderly

“…Maintenance of sick role behavior and reinforcement of sick role behavior (Wilson, 1970;Parsons, 1951) by the healthlmental health care provider is a second factor. The third factor is the role of exchange theory (Nye, 1978) in maintaining negative affective responses on the part of the caregiver. These will be discussed in turn.…”

“…Exchange theory hypothesizes that human interpersonal interactions are mediated by real and perceived benefits and costs to the individuals involved in any interaction (Nye, 1978). Exchange theory can be considered simple economics of interpersonal interactions.…”

Exchange and Resource Theories

“…During this time, Ivan Nye began to address the issues surrounding the application of the framework to intimate relationships (Nye, 1978(Nye, , 1979. The overriding theme of Nye's work was his attempt to demonstrate the ways in which the exchange framework was capable of addressing behavior on both the micro-and macrolevels.…”