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The Theory of Affection Exchange Affection Exchange theory is a brainchild of Kory Floyd who introduced the idea in 2001. Floyd first introduced the theory in a paper titled; “Elements on an Affection Exchange theory:” in a paper presented to theCommunication Association of Western Statesin February 2001. Kory Floyd then presented the concept for a second time in an article published in The Journal of Men’s Studies, titled Human affection exchange I, which discussed the effect of reproductive probability on father-son relationship. The second time Floyd presented the concept was in the fall of 2001. Floyd’s concept of 2001 seemed to have been developed from looking at affection exchange between father and son(Floyd K. H., 2005). Although there have been numerous researches focusing on the concept of affection exchange, some even y Floyd himself, the first relevant theory of Affection Exchange, named the AET dates back to 2001 through the presentations of Kory Floyd. Prior to this theory, Floyd and other researchers tried explaining affection based on its involvement in inter-personal relations especially between romantic partners. However, the choice to use a parent and child relationship to explain the concept of Affection Exchange theory is because Floyd found a way to trace the benefit of affection exchange better from this point of view (Floyd, 2002). Floyd’s theory explains that parents show more affection to children whom they assume to be productive and who would ensure the continuity of their generation. According to Floyd, affectionate communication is a moral behavior that eventually leads to the procreative success of human being and therefore a common practice in relationships involving children and their parents. Floyd further credits Affection Exchange as a contributor to the survival of humanity as it increases peoples access to the resources provided by pair bonding which is greatly increased y affectionate communication(Horan, 2010). According to Floyd’s Affection Exchange theory, the reason why parents show affection to their children is that they believe that their children would be productive and would ensure continuity of their generation. The ultimate benefit of passing the parents genes further down the generational line is the main motivating factor that determined affectionate communication and exchange between a father and a son. For that reason, Floyd explains that it would be difficult for a father to show affection towards a son who chooses homosexuality or bisexuality of any kind (Floyd K. H., Human affection exchange: VII., 2005). The most widely used application tied to the Floyd’s Affection Exchange Theory is the concept of affection between father and son. According to a study by Morman MT, most fathers in the US show more affection to their biological sons than they show to their stepsons. Interestingly, fathers give more affection to their biological sons than they receive back from them. How does this application tie back to the AET? Well, the ultimate benefit of a father passing on his genes to future generations makes him more affectionate to his biological son than to his stepson. The lack of the ultimate benefit for the biological son makes him less affectionate to his father similar to the father to his stepson (MT, 2003 Oct;14). However, I would like readers to consider the fact that the Affection Exchange Theory is not clear on how it affects other forms of relationships like father daughter relationships or intimate or romantic relationships, which have also proven to be very affectionate. The question that a reader would ask when considering how of the Affection Exchange Theory is applied in such kinds of relationships is; what is the ultimate benefit? Since the theory suggests that affectionate exchange or communication exists only where there is an ultimate benefit, what is the ultimate benefit that the Affection Exchange Theory connects to romantic or father daughter relationships? References Floyd, K. (2002). Human affection exchange: V. Attributes connected to high affection.. Communication Quarterly, 135-152. Floyd, K. H. (2005). Human affection exchange: VIII. Evidence showing brnefits of affection exchange. Communication Quarterly, 53(3), 285-303. Floyd, K. H. (2005). Human affection exchange: VIII. Evidence on benefits of affection exchange. Communication Quarterly, 53(3),, 285-303. Horan, S. M.-B. (2010). Investing in affection: investigating affection exchange and relationship qualities. Communication Quarterly, 58(4),, 394-413. MT, F. K. ( 2003 Oct;14). Human affection exchange: II. affection in father-son communication. NCBI, 599-612.