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First published in Handbook of Families in the Arab Gulf States, Chapter 8, published by Springer Nature. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3412-5_8

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Book Chapter

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Journal/Book/Conference Title

Handbook of Families in the Arab Gulf Studies

First Page

163

Last Page

178

Abstract

This paper uses Richard Emerson’s social exchange theory to analyze the balance in the exchange relations between men and women in Saudi Arabia. The paper is comprised of four major sections: (1) Emerson’s social exchange theory; (2) Saudi women in Vision 2030; (3) Statistics on Saudi women marital status; (4) Power dependence. Emerson’s five assumptions are applied to cases of Saudi women in order to demonstrate how winds of social change are affecting not only attitudes but also actual behaviors and decisions regarding divorce. Using the Comparison Level for Alternatives model, the results of the analysis are reported, and a few directions for future research in this area are offered.

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Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies

Original Publication Date

5-30-2025

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DOI of published version

10.1007/978-981-96-3412-5_8

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UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

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©2025 The Author(s)

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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en

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