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Bianchi, Alison., Bienenstock, Elisa., Lancianese, Donna. and Hunter, Vicki. "Gift Exchange and Status Differences: An Experimental Test of Behavior-Status and Social Exchange Theories" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2008-12-12 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22001_index.html>

Bianchi, A. J., Bienenstock, E. J., Lancianese, D. A. and Hunter, V. L. , 2005-08-12 "Gift Exchange and Status Differences: An Experimental Test of Behavior-Status and Social Exchange Theories" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2008-12-12 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22001_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Gift exchanges enact status hierarchies when task group members have equal status, but what occurs when exchange partners are not equally ranked? If she gives gifts to her high status counterpart, will a low status actor gain influence? Will the high status actor reciprocate these gifts to �win back� the hypothesized status gain secured by the low status actor�s largesse? We use behavior-status and social exchange theories to model a social situation with an exchange and status process. We test hypotheses derived from these theories with empirical evidence gathered from an experimental setting that includes actors in a dyad. The experimental test consists of three parts: an individual task that establishes an ability difference between two actors; a Word Formation Task, during which actors can exchange Scrabble tiles to help each other construct words; and a team task that requires actors to take each others� opinions into consideration before making a decision and that also measures influence. Two hundred and forty students from a Midwestern state university participated in the experiment. Preliminary results show that when a low status actor gives gifts to a high status partner, the high status partner gains even more influence. High status partners do reciprocate, but one of the consequences is yet more influence, indicating that gift exchange has other implications besides meeting social obligations. Finally, we find support for the notion that exchange behavior changes performance expectations and not the affect and sentiment associated with giving and receiving a gift.

Social Exchanges as Behavioral Interchange Patterns: A Test of Behavior-Status Theory in Same- and Mixed-Sex Dyads

Gifts and Social Status: On-Going Experimental Tests of Behavior-Status and Social Exchange Theories