Homans sought to explain elementary social behavior which he defined as
A) face-to-face contact between individuals, in which the reward each gets from the behavior of the others, is relatively direct and immediate.
B) human beings acting toward things on the basis of the meanings that the things have for them.
C) based on the division of labor inherent within primitive societies.
D) a reciprocal relationship between an interdependent self and society.

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Homans' definition of elementary social behavior focuses on face-to-face interactions between individuals where the reward received by each person is immediate and direct. This type of behavior occurs in small-scale social settings, such as families or small groups. Homans believed that social behavior is motivated by the rewards and punishments that individuals experience through their interactions with others, and that these rewards and punishments shape their future behavior.

Homans Sought to Explain Elementary Social Behavior Which He Defined