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Resource Allocation in Intimate Relationships

Trying to Make Sense of a Confusing Literature

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Entitlement and the Affectional Bond

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Social Justice ((CISJ))

Abstract

A considerable literature now exists dealing with the rules or norms by which people divide resources in their intimate relationships—that is, in their friendships, family relationships, and romantic relationships. Researchers have often suggested or implied that a single rule is likely to the rule governing the giving and receiving of benefits in intimate relationships. They have examined both adherence to various rules in these relationships and satisfaction in the relationship given the apparent use of one particular rule or another.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA

    Margaret S. Clark

  2. School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, USA

    Kathleen Chrisman

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  2. Department of Psychology, University of Graz, A-8010, Graz, Austria

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Clark, M.S., Chrisman, K. (1994). Resource Allocation in Intimate Relationships. In: Lerner, M.J., Mikula, G. (eds) Entitlement and the Affectional Bond. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0984-8_4

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