AXE ANGLAIS BAC

« Axes Anglais  1 ) identity and exchange According to identity theory, social structure influences the identities individuals will invoke in a situation.

Once invoked, these identities guide behavior.

Despite acknowledging the importance of social structure, identity theorists have made few attempts to investigate how exchange structures, as components of the social structure, intersect with identity processes to shape behavior in situations.

After briefly reviewing identity theory and social exchange theory, this chapter discusses how insights from each theory can be used to generate novel predictions about human behavior.

Specifically, it makes hypotheses about the reciprocal relationship between exchange structures and identity processes and how these affect power use and social inequality in interaction.

These hypotheses inform the chapter’s conclusion about how these two theories can be used to generate new insights into the relationship between structure and agency.  2 Difference Between Public and private space  A public space is a social space that is generally open and accessible to people.

Roads, public squares, parks and beaches are typically considered public space.

Government buildings which are open to the public, such as public. »