Module 2:
The Concept of Mutuality

Literature Review

Amid a variety of uses and meanings across disciplines, mutuality is commonly
understood as a relational term between individuals. Used in social psychology, it serves
as a framework for understanding relationships. This framework asserts that growing
towards relationships, rather than toward independence, is a hallmark of human
development and maturation. Mutuality describes a relationship in which relating is seen
to have intrinsic value. In a mutual relationship, people regard one another as whole
persons (Aron, 2013; Jordan, 2001; Kieffer, 2013). Read the full literature review…

Interviews

Meanings and experiences of mutuality in partnerships

• Interview

Resources

Academic and organizational uses of the mutuality concept

• Putting Purpose into Practice: The Economics of Mutuality

• Partnership Guide for UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Lausanne: Mutuality in intergenerational leadership