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To begin with, individuals that socially engage themselves amongst each other are basically trying to maximize their potential gain, therefore creating the Social Exchange Theory to become introspective and subjective. Also, there is the most substantial amount of appeasement amongst people that comes from within others in society. “People have access to information about social, economic, and psychological aspects of interaction that allows them to consider alternative, more profitable situations relative to their present condition” (Family Crisis Social Exchange Theory and Developmental Theories, …show more content…
Social Exchange is nomothetic” (Family Crisis Social Exchange Theory and Developmental Theories, n.d.). The more unfortunate or deprived the person feels with an interaction, the greater the worth, they will associate with that experience. “The language of Social Exchange Theory betrays its assumption that we are all in it for ourselves. The basic formula for predicting the behavior for any properly socialized individual in any situation is: Behaviors or Profits equals Rewards of interaction minus the costs of interaction (Family Crisis Social Exchange Theory and Developmental Theories, n.d.). Costs are related to the thought of any perceived or tangible debits that are created as the result of an individual’s