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power-dependence relations  

Definition

  • Power-dependence relations refers to exchange relations between actors, emphasizing the dynamics of power in those relations. The term comes from a seminal 1962 article by Richard Emerson that introduced the relationship between power and dependence in exchange relations as a key element of the perspective in sociology known as exchange theory, and the cornerstone of most approaches to the study of exchange in networks. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Power-Dependence Relations]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CJWPP7F1-4

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