Ekeh P. Social Exchange Theory: The Two Traditions

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1974. — 255 p.Intellectual Backgrounds.
The Two Sociological Traditions.
Interpretations of Non-Western Social Exchange Behaviors.
Collectivistic Orientations in Social Exchange Theory.
Collectivistic Theory of Social Exchange.
Social Exchange and Social Solidarity.
Individualistic Orientations in Social Exchange Theory.
Homans’ Social Exchange Theory.
The Pitfalls of Homans’ Social Exchange Theory: Comparison and Justice.
Blau’s Elaboration of Individualistic Social Exchange Theory.
Conclusions.
Social Exchange Processes and Sociological Theory.