Written by: Jerome Fitts

The closing discussion post pertains to those who earn income from small businesses based on the vulnerability and needs of the public. I would not dare ask why, which should be our right, but taking the time to explain and answer a question that is not prominent to all is a theory.

Below are my answers to the required questions;

How can the social-exchange theory create a program to help small businesses?

Social-exchange theory The theory that human interactions are transactions that aim to maximize one’s rewards and minimize one’s costs (BibliU, n.d.)

Really? Helping and creating the needs for the benefit of small businesses could be a debate but the reality is the necessity to facilitate the needs for others.

It is and was quite simple. For small businesses, it was vital to create or implement a service that the public needed. The delivery business has boomed since and it seems that section will not go away. The same can be said for the new forms of remote jobs. Those jobs range from psychology to physical training and education. I reckon it is a way of transforming the world.

The personal touch of social exchange theories has to be a new term that some will follow but there has been the reality of concerts online and birthday parties. Unfortunately, funeral home businesses have thrived due to having virtual funerals.

The altruistic aspect will always be questioned and debatable as there is an agenda behind what seems as helpful.

The point is, that some individuals advertised burying a loved one or enemy virtually. Ten years prior it would have been a bad joke.

To support my point, I found an article by Sage Journal titled Omega: Journal Of Death and Dying. The closing abstract stated; “Virtual funerals are an evolving resource for individuals, families, and communities to mourn in response to the interruptions to traditional grieving practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic (MacNeil et al., 2021).”

After reading the five pages, I had enough and decided to pick up a book at the local library. They were happy to see me in person.

Thanks for reading.

JFitts

References:

BibliU. (n.d.). BibliU – Reader. My App. https://bibliu.com/app/?bibliuMagicToken=Re5kbxkxcRPVenvHLiM13gxWJCCQaHfS#/view/books/9781260807509/epub/OEBPS/ch30.html#page_348

MacNeil, A., Findlay, B., Bimman, R., Hocking, T., Barclay, T., & Ho, J. (2021). Exploring the Use of Virtual Funerals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying, 88(2), 425–448. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211045288