Author Description

This book complements and deepens Uriel G. Foa's and Edna B. Foa's 1974 presentations of resource theory of social exchange by expanding on the original roots and subsequent refinements and developments of Social Resource Theory (SRT). The book opens with an abbreviated version of Foa and Foas' argument from the out-of-print original, which is increasingly referred to by current researchers. The next section builds upon this foundation to explore current issues, developments, and applications of SRT as described by eleven invited scholars, including three chapters on new developments within psychology. With its contemporary overview of the theoretical extensions of social resource theory and related empirical research, this book offers far-reaching societal implications for most behavioral and social science disciplines.