SOC246H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Structural Rule, Contingent Work, Work Group
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Social exchange theory: old age = less exchangeable commodities = less interaction. Mother/daughter support in us, mother-in-law/daughter-in-law support in japan (1) Norm of reciprocity governs how individuals accept and provide social support. Reciprocity: equal or comparable exchanges of tangible aid, affection, advice, info (2) Older people hesitant to accept help if they cant reciprocate. Japanese notion of on debt owed to return favour; children owe parents unlimited on. Cultural emphasis on reciprocity norm in japan (3) College students in japan reported that the exchange of different kinds of resources was common in the family (ex: money and love: expressed resources and material resources as exchangeable. American college students reported that they were more likely to exchange similar resources rather than different (ex: money and money: unlikely to exchange expressive with material in us (4) Japanese more likely to feel that love/status was appropriate resource to reciprocate with; americans felt exchange of similar resources was appropriate.
