Sociologie Românească, Vol. VIII, no. 1/2010, pp. 79-84.
Emoţiile din perspectiva teoriei schimbului social - abordări ale relaţiei "satisfacţie-putere" în interacţiunea socială
Emotions from the perspective of social exchange theory. A discussion on the "satisfaction-power" relationship in social interaction
Irina Cristescu*
*ICI, Bucureşti
Abstract: From the perspective of bringing emotions into social exchange the productivity of social ties within the interaction depends on the satisfaction of social actors. Satisfaction is an affective answer to a cognitive evaluation of the exchange relation, based on how "good" or "bad" the actor judges the relation to be. That's why the attention should be focused on the following aspects: 1) The variation of "social exchange-satisfaction" relation taking into consideration the base of power (reward or punishment); 2) Analyzing and explaining global emotions considering the social units (networks, groups); 3) Possible connections between specific emotions tied to social objects and the result of the attribution process.
Keywords: emotions, social exchange, the affect theory, social interaction.
Cuvinte cheie: emoţii, schimb social, teoria afectivităţii, interacţiune socială.