Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The actors in Richard Emerson’s exchange theory can be individuals or collectivities.
2. According to Richard Emerson, exchange relations between actors are what form social structure.
3. According to Richard Emerson, power is the potential cost that an actor will be willing to tolerate within a relationship.
4. Power-dependence theory focuses on the relationship between collectivities.
5. Richard Emerson believed that in an exchange relationship, the power of one actor over another is a function of that actor’s dependence on the other actor.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
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