The Social Exchange Theory in Film
Qualifications
1) Does the movie or show display an individual making a relationship decision based on the benefits or detriments?
2) Is the reason(s) for the relationship decision clearly stated or implied in the film?
3) Is this film or television show episode twenty years old or you
nger?
Examples in Movies and Television Shows
What I Found:
The Break-Up (2006)
Defined
"The social exchange perspective takes as its analytic focus this aspect of social life: the benefits that people obtain from, contribute to, social interaction and the opportunity structures and interdependencies that govern these exchanges" (Molm 2006:24).
The “social exchange theory attempts to account for the emergence, persistence, and demise of sustained social relationships” (Friedman 1987:55).
Why it Matters
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