What Is Exchange Or Choice Theory

Exchange or "choice" theory is another explanation for domestic violence. Behavior is motivated through rational choices calculated through the process of deciding whether the risk or reward outweigh one another. Within this theory it discusses how the individual, usually male, feels the consequences do not outweigh whatever reward that domestic violence would offer them. Intimate relationships offer numerous favors and benefits such as love, sexual relations, physical and emotional affection, financial status, etc. "Should a partner exert force to gain desired ends and not be consequences then that partner perceives violence as a tactic to control the other. Violence represents a behavior which can advance one’s interests and violence against