Handbook of Social Resource Theory: Theoretical Extensions, Empirical Insights, and Social Applications (Critical Issues in Social Justice)

Our lives as human beings are characterized by production and use of social resources, material (e.g., money and physical possessions) as well as immaterial (such as love, knowledge, and power). Distribution and exchange of these resources are central to individuals’ physical and mental health and quality of life. Over the past four decades, Social Resource Theory (SRT) has evolved to build vital links between social psychology and public policy, providing a valuable lens for understanding and addressing social class, inequality, and injustice. The recent conceptual and theoretical developments and future prospects of this robust field are on full display in this Handbook of Social Resource Theory. An international, interdisciplinary panel of experts expands on the pioneering work of the late Dr. Uriel Foa and his wife Edna Foa, starting with the basic structure of SRT. The Handbook includes integrations of SRT with other social scientific frameworks, analyses of organizational and cultural issues, reports of empirical research using various methods, as well as applications to different areas including: * Social justice * Quality of life * Interpersonal relationships * Social dilemmas * Stress management * Work satisfaction * Cognitive development * Consumer behavior * Cross-cultural behavior Covering human social transactions from the interpersonal to the intercultural levels, the Handbook of Social Resource Theory extends this relevant line of study to enhance the work of social psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and public policy makers. “The Handbook presents the basic tenets of the social resource theory originated from the late Uriel Foa and provides an authoritative agenda for the future developments of this theory. Kjell Törnblom and Ali Kazemi have made an excellent job in gathering a global group of contributing scholars representing an outstanding mix of respected and long-standing researchers in social psychology, sociology, psychology, management, economics and marketing, political science, history, and applied ethics/philosophy. This Handbook is an ideal resource for researchers, instructors, and graduate students in all these fields with an interest in social resource theory.” **__Edna B. Foa__** **__Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Pennsylvania__** “Uriel Foa (1916-1990) developed social resource theory in the 1960s. In the next half century this theory has generated an enormous amount of new data and theory in social, cross-cultural, and educational psychology, as well as in related disciplines. It has inspired work on interpersonal relationships, attributions, the understanding of status, morality, distributive justice, procedural justice, social dilemmas, interpersonal evaluation, biosocial theory, and action construal. Applications in both organizational and educational settings and in marketing studies indicate the theory’s relevance for the “real world.” This volume edited by Kjell Törnblom and Ali Kazemi is the wonderful Festschrift that Foa did not have, because he died when he was too young by contemporary life expectancy standards. It includes chapters by many of the stars of the fields that social resource theory has influenced.” **__Harry C. Triandis__** **__Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois__** “Forty years ago Edna and Uriel Foa began to spell out the unwritten social rules by which we trade – on a daily basis – friendship, information, respect, gifts, favors and other rewards and punishments. Sociologists, psychologists, economists, and others owe the editors a tremendous debt of gratitude for reminding us of the eloquence and indispensability of the original work on social resource theory and for bringing together a distinguished roster of scholars and scientists to reflect on the theory and to exercise it in the service of addressing an astonishing number and variety of important social and organizational problems.” **__John T. Jost__** **__Professor of Psychology and Politics, New York University__** “What material and symbolic goods count as resources? How do resources relate to power? How can the exchange and distribution of resources be understood in both interpersonal and societal terms? In this outstanding volume, Törnblom and Kazemi bring together a constellation of experts from a variety of disciplines to address questions such as these. Taking as their basis the classic statement by Uriel and Edna Foa of the resource theory of social exchange, the Handbook moves through theoretical to practical analyses and presents both laboratory and field research conducted in a number of different countries. The book makes an excellent contribution to our understanding of social exchange theory in particular and of social relationships in general. The collection is both impressive and important.” **__Faye J Crosby__** **__Professor of Psychology, University of California Santa Cruz__** “A tour de force, this comprehensive volume presents cutting edge insights inspired by Foa and Foa’s social resource theory. Törnblom and Kazemi have brought together a stellar cast to address ageless questions about the cornerstones of social life and provide generative roadmaps for future theorizing and research. This volume is a rich resource for scholars as well as students and educated readers who want to know more about the complexities of social life.” **__Linda J. Skitka__** **__Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago__** Y and Politics, New York University "What material and symbolic goods count as resources? How do resources relate to power? How can the exchange and distribution of resources be understood in both interpersonal and societal terms? In this outstanding volume, Törnblom and Kazemi bring together a constellation of experts from a variety of disciplines to address questions such as these. Taking as their basis the classic statement by Uriel and Edna Foa of the resource theory of social exchange, the Handbook moves through theoretical to practical analyses and presents both laboratory and field research conducted in a number of different countries. The book makes an excellent contribution to our understanding of social exchange theory in particular and of social relationships in general. The collection is both impressive and important."Faye J Crosby Professor of Psychology, University of California Santa Cruz "A tour de force, this comprehensive volume presents cutting edge insights inspired by Foa and Foas social resource theory. Törnblom and Kazemi have brought together a stellar cast to address ageless questions about the cornerstones of social life and provide generative roadmaps for future theorizing and research. This volume is a rich resource for scholars as well as students and educated readers who want to know more about the complexities of social life." Linda J. SkitkaProfessor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, management, economics and marketing, political science, history, and applied ethics/philosophy. This Handbook is an ideal resource for researchers, instructors, and graduate students in all these fields with an interest in social resource theory." Edna B. FoaProfessor of Clinical Psychology, University of Pennsylvania "Uriel Foa (1916-1990) developed social resource theory in the 1960s. In the next half century this theory has generated an enormous amount of new data and theory in social, cross-cultural, and educational psychology, as well as in related disciplines. It has inspired work on interpersonal relationships, attributions, the understanding of status, morality, distributive justice, procedural justice, social dilemmas, interpersonal evaluation, biosocial theory, and action construal. Applications in both organizational and educational settings and in marketing studies indicate the theorys relevance for the "real world." This volume edited by Kjell Törnblom and Ali Kazemi is the wonderful Festschrift that Foa did not have, because he died when he was too young by contemporary life expectancy standards. It includes chapters by many of the stars of the fields that social resource theory has influenced." Harry C. TriandisProfessor Emeritus, University of Illinois "Forty years ago Edna and Uriel Foa began to spell out the unwritten social rules by which we trade - on a daily basis - friendship, information, respect, gifts, favors and other rewards and punishments. Sociologists, psychologists, economists, and others owe the editors a tremendous debt of gratitude for reminding us of the eloquence and indispensability of the original work on social resource theory and for bringing together a distinguished roster of scholars and scientists to reflect on the theory and to exercise it in the service of addressing an astonishing number and variety of important social and organizational problems."John T. JostProfessor of Psycholog Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Introduction....Pages 1-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 Resource Theory of Social Exchange....Pages 15-32 Some Conceptual and Theoretical Issues in Resource Theory of Social Exchange....Pages 33-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 Toward an Expansion of Resource Exchange Theory: A Facet Approach....Pages 67-80 Formalizing Foa’s Social Resource Theory of Exchange....Pages 81-98 Social Exchange Theory, Exchange Resources, and Interpersonal Relationships: A Modest Resolution of Theoretical Difficulties....Pages 99-118 Attribution of Friendship: The Influence of the Nature and Comparability of Resources Given and Received....Pages 119-132 Understanding Status as a Social Resource....Pages 133-147 Moral Resources....Pages 149-159 The Structural Bases of Resource Distribution....Pages 161-177 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Towards Integrating Distributive Justice, Procedural Justice, and Social Resource Theories....Pages 181-197 Resource Types and Fairness Perceptions in Social Dilemmas....Pages 199-213 Goods, Bads, and the Foa Resources: Analyzing Their Operation in the New Unified Theory of Sociobehavioral Forces....Pages 215-221 The Complementary Natures of Resource Theory and Interpersonal Evaluation Theory....Pages 223-236 A Biosocial Approach to Resource Theory....Pages 237-251 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 The Emergence of Social Meaning: A Theory of Action Construal....Pages 255-272 Some Hypotheses on Cross-Cultural Differences in the Impact of Resource Type on the Preferred Principle of Distributive Justice....Pages 273-281 Cultural Differences in Resource Exchange at the Workplace: A Sino-US Comparison....Pages 283-300 The Positive, Sustaining, and Protective Power of Resources: Insights from Conservation of Resources Theory....Pages 301-310 Initiating Customer Loyalty to a Retailer: A Resource Theory Perspective....Pages 311-331 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 Resources and Transactions in the Organization’s Underworld: Exchange Content and Consequences....Pages 333-348 Front Matter....Pages 349-349 Limitations on Structural Principles of Distributive Justice: The Case of Discrete Idiosyncratic Goods....Pages 351-371 Predicting Reactions to Procedural Injustice via Insights from Resource Theory....Pages 373-381 Resource Theory and Restoration: What is Restored in Restorative Justice?....Pages 383-396 The Salience of Outcome and Procedure in Giving and Receiving Universalistic and Particularistic Resources....Pages 397-405 Evaluating the Distribution of Various Resources in Educational Settings: The Views of Jewish and Arab Teachers in Israel....Pages 407-422 Factorial Survey Methods for Studying Goods, Bads, and the Foa Resources....Pages 423-431 Front Matter....Pages 433-433 Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Need to Go?....Pages 435-451 Back Matter....Pages 453-470 A 'social resource' refers to anything that is transacted between two people. It encompasses both the tangible (such as money and material goods) and the intangible (such as love, respect, information, or services) that are provided or withheld in people's daily lives. The exchange and availability of social resources have a wide range of impacts on everything from health, to quality of life, to social status, to motivation. Understanding Social Resource Theory (SRT) is a key to both Social Psychology (both sociological and psychological), and Public Policy. The framework for the study of SRT is relatively new, beginning with an article by Uriel G. Foa in 1971. Since then, this framework has developed to include new types of social resources and new applications. The Editors of this volume have worked directly with Dr. Foa before his passing, and this volume represents a continuation and development of SRT framework to new applications, -Quality of Life -Work Satisfaction -Interpersonal Relationships -Cognitive Development -Consumer Behavior -Cross-Cultural Behavior Contributions to Handbook of Social Resource Theory also integrate SRT with other prevailing Sociological frameworks, distributive and procedural justice, social comparison theory, and development of social relationships. SRT has already established a link between social psychology and economics, and this link is explored even further. With clear applications to many fields of study, including Sociology, Social Psychology, Public Policy, and Quality of Life research, this interdisciplinary volume is a clear, systematic, and comprehensive approach to understanding Social Resource Theory, its range of applications, and the future directions of research. This book offers an extension and development of the framework of Social Resource Theory to new applications, including Quality of Life, Work Satisfaction, Interpersonal Relationships, Cognitive Development, Consumer Behaviour, Cross-Cultural Behavior and more