Differential risk theory as a subset of social exchange theory: implitns for makg gay marriage culturally normative and for unrstandg stigma agast homosexuals - PubMed

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• DIFFERENTIAL RISK THEORY AS A SUBSET OF SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY: IMPLITNS FOR MAKG GAY MARRIAGE CULTURALLY NORMATIVE AND FOR UNRSTANDG STIGMA AGAST HOMOSEXUALS

DIFFERENTIAL RISK THEORY AS A SUBSET OF SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY: IMPLITNS FOR MAKG GAY MARRIAGE CULTURALLY NORMATIVE AND FOR UNRSTANDG STIGMA AGAST HOMOSEXUALS

The great majory of lbian and gay upl feel that an equal balance of power would be sirable (Pepl & Cochran, 1990), but not all report that they achieve this ial state.

In Pepl and Cochran's study, only 59% of lbians, 38% of gay men, 48% of heterosexual women, and 40% of heterosexual men reported that the balance of power their current relatnship was exactly equal. Others have found that majori of gay as well as lbian upl report equal power (see Pepl et al., 1996) power is unequal a relatnship, which partner has more power an timate relatnship, and why?

Blumste and Schwartz (1983) found that the partner wh greater fancial rourc had more power money management issu gay, married heterosexual, and unmarried (but habg) heterosexual upl, but not lbian upl. Although many people who are unfaiar wh lbian and gay upl assume that, same-sex upl, one partner plays a male and one a female role, rearch has nsistently found that this is only rarely the se (Kurk, 1995; Pepl et al., 1996).