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The Partial Unacceptability of Money in Repayment for Neighborly Help

Paul Webley

Stephen E. G. Lea

University of Exeter, Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, Exeter EX4 4QG, England.

This study focuses on the acceptability of using money in repayment for three kinds of neighborly help. Questionnaires were distributed to 400 households in four different neighborhoods. Only in the case of the "loan" of food was money found to be an acceptable form of repayment. In most cases, the use of money was rejected because it would break a social convention. There was a strong preference for repaying help by offering the same kind of help in exchange. The data suggested that there are strong patterns of reciprocal helping. Multiple regression analyses showed that the amount of help received was correlated with age, place of previous residence, and the number of people in the immediate area whom the respondent would call by name. Respondents who scored higher on either help received or perceived neighborliness were slightly more willing to offer money in repayment of neighborly help. These results are consistent with the view that there are limits on the use of money in social exchanges.

Key Words: neighbor • helping behavior • money • reciprocity

Human Relations, Vol. 46, No. 1, 65-76 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/001872679304600105
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