Fig. 6: Social exchange – social solidarity. | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Fig. 6: Social exchange – social solidarity.

From: Nourishing social solidarity in exchanging gifts: a study on social exchange in Shanghai communities during COVID-19 lockdown

Fig. 6

The arrows illustrate the origins of social exchanges and the evolution of these exchanges from primitive to sophisticated forms. People can learn how to exchange in online media space and be propelled by the reciprocity within to exchange continually. Once the micro social order is established, the social solidarity can be further consolidated.

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