- another
- each other
- give and take
- it takes two to tango idiom
- mutual
- mutuality
- mutually
- non-reciprocal
- one another phrase
- one good turn deserves another idiom
- reciprocal
- reciprocally
- reciprocate
- reciprocation
- requite
- return
- scratch
- turn
- unrequited
- you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours idiom
Meaning of reciprocity in English
reciprocity | Business English
Examples of reciprocity
reciprocity
Admittedly, contrasting solidarity with reciprocity in this idealtypical way might seem to be somewhat unorthodox.
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Accommodation, assimilation and reciprocity are refrains heard throughout the edition.
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Between these two components, social networks are believed to produce norms of reciprocity and trust, even though, such social norms may help build social networks.
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There is experimental evidence for the existence of strong reciprocity.
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The evolutionary basis of strong reciprocity is not uncontroversial.
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Future research should examine the effects of these ethnic variations in social exchange and reciprocity on variations in health and wellbeing outcomes.
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Reciprocity norms may in fact be expressed differently and may vary by available resources depending on (ethnic) group membership.
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As mentioned above, reciprocity norms may vary both by the type of relationship in which exchange occurs and by the type of support exchanged.
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In interactions with their offspring, depressed women are less attentive than others, show less reciprocity, and alternate between disengagement and intrusiveness.
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Although moral values and social obligation motivate older volunteers slightly more than other age groups, motivational multiplicity and reciprocity also apply to older volunteers.
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Costly signaling could be treated as a component of indirect reciprocity because it acts through an audience.
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These findings support the various reciprocity and exchange theories reviewed earlier, and provide further evidence that crowding out is less likely to occur.
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They nevertheless suggest a basic pattern or cultural reciprocity between citizens and parliament that is substantiated by the distribution of electoral procedures.
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This facilitated continuation of cultural patterns of reciprocity with a resulting sense of value.
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If mutuality and reciprocity are indeed important to us, those values can be achieved perfectly well without resorting to such policies.
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