The Social Exchange Theory

question 42

Multiple Choice

The social exchange theory:

• A)can predict conditions under which people try to change their relationships.
• B)does not take the needs and obligations of people into account.
• C)applies only to primitive, tribal societies and not contemporary, urban societies.
• D)assumes that we have no freedom of choice and that all events in life are predetermined.

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