Exchange and cohesion in dyads and triads: A test of Simmel's hypothesis

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1457-1466

  Yoon, Jeongkoo ^a   Thye, Shane R ^b   Lawler, Edward J ^c  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Dyad; Exchange theory; Simmel; Triad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880695960     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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