Guanxi as social exchange: Emotions, power and corruption
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Barbalet, Jack. (2018). Guanxi as social exchange: Emotions, power and corruption. Sociology. 52(5), pp. 934 - 949. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038517692511
Authors | Barbalet, Jack |
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Abstract | After reviewing social exchange theory and identifying emotions as key to exchange relations the article introduces Chinese guanxi as a form of gift exchange, elsewhere treated in terms of its network attributes. The obligatory nature of exchange, noted by Mauss and extensively discussed by Blau, is explained through ‘social sentiments’ that substantiate assurance in exchange. The emotions-complexes renqing and ganqing, basic to guanxi, are outlined. Social esteem as a consequence of participation in exchange distinguishes the latter from bribery, in which coercion predominates. The article advances sociological understanding in these and associated ways by regarding exchange and guanxi as arenas of emotion practices. |
Keywords | bribery; clientelism; esteem; ganqing; gift-exchange; renqing |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Sociology |
Journal citation | 52 (5), pp. 934 - 949 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. |
ISSN | 0038-0385 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038517692511 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85021814919 |
Page range | 934 - 949 |
Research Group | Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8q25y/guanxi-as-social-exchange-emotions-power-and-corruption
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