Lecture Outline (4)
Psychology 137

Professor Marelich, Summer 2004


VII.  Interdependence & Relationship Development 
        A.      Exchange Orientation vs. Communal (Clark)
	B.	Social Exchange (Homans; Blau; Thibaut & Kelley)
        	1.      Components of Social Exchange Theory
                	a.      Rewards
                	b.      Costs
                	c.      Expectations
                	d.      Alternatives
                	e.	Investments
            2.      Additional Focus on CL and CLalt
                        -from Thibaut & Kelley
                   a.      CL - Comparison Level

                                Comparison level based on past experiences
                                person uses to evaluate current or future
                                relationships.  Does one's current
			              relationship 'measure up' to one's CL?

                    b.      CLalt - Comparison level for alternatives

                                CLalt focuses on perceived outcomes one
                                can get from an alternative relationship

                                If rewards in an alternative relationship
				        appear higher, then this would result in 
                                one being less committed in their current
                                relationship

                                When there are few alternatives, then people
                                tend to stay in relationships even if the
                                relationship falls below the CL

	C.	Equity Theory (Adams, 1965)
                        a.      forms ratios between benefits and
                                contributions to evaluate equity
                        b.      Ways to restore equity

	
    	D.	Lewis's 7 stages of Relationship Development


VIII.	Love
        - Definitions by Rubin
        A.      Types of Love
                1.      Altruistic
                2.      Attachment
                3.      Romantic or Eros

        B.      Taxomomies of Love
                - What goes into love?

                - Sternberg's Triangular Theory
                1.      Intimacy
                2.      Passion
                3.      Decision-commitment

        C.      Limerence (Tennov, 1979)
                - A form of romantic love?

        D.      Differences between Liking and Loving