Without investments, social exchange theory would predict that an unsatisfying relationship would end. Explain why and be sure to describe the concepts involved in social exchange theory and the investment model
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Classic social exchange theory compares rewards and costs to the comparison level and if the outcome is dissatisfaction, there is nothing in the theory to explain why a person would stay. However, with Rusbult's expansion of the classic social exchange theory, other things and people can become important to the relationship, called investments, and the relationship can weather the rough patch.
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