What Is Social Exchange Theory?

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For this section, I chose to talk about social exchange theory. The textbook says that social exchange theory “tries to answer the question of why some relationships develop and last and others don’t, and is based on an economic model of profits and losses” (DeVito, 2017, p. 232). The scene that I am using for this theory is from minute 35 to minute 39. During this scene, Bertie returns to work with Lionel after he stormed out during their first session. The social exchange theory operates on the model of profits = rewards – costs. During this scene, Bertie must compromise his integrity and pride to lose his stutter and smooth out his speech. Lionel makes Bertie do silly exercises such as tongue twisters, rolling back and forth on the ground,