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Assignment:
1. What endogamous pressures (subtle or overt) have you encountered while dating/being in a relationship? (from family, peers, etc.) Discuss in depth (and be sure you understand the concept of endogamy. Just having differences in likes/hobbies/politics/etc. is not the same as endogamy).
2. What would you like your classmates from another race or ethnic background to know about you to help them see beyond the biases and stereotypes they might hold about you because of your race/ethnicity/sex-gender/religion?
3. Identify a racial/ethnic/sex-gender/religion (these are class topics) stereotype found within US society/media/social media that someone might apply to you if they didn't know you. You can also combine these into 'intersectional' stereotypes that might fit you (eg. Asian male, Black trans, Latina female, white Christian, etc, etc)
4. describe the stereotype(s)
5. discuss, in detail, how you do or do not fit the stereotype. Give examples.
6. In addition to distance behaviors, what other nonverbal behaviors are present in interview situations like the one between Margie and Alyssa?
7. Choose a current relationship of yours (now or in the past) and perform a cost-benefit analysis on it. Assess whether the relationship meets, fails to meet, or exceeds your comparison level.
8. What additional factors or events exist, other than those presented in the chapter-- when two people meet for the first time? Be sure to be specific and provide appropriate examples.
9. Discuss the application of any principle of Groupthink to your workplace, family, or college life.
10. When you listen to other's stories, do you evaluate them based on coherence and fidelity? Can you think of any other criteria that you use to evaluate the stories that you hear?
11. Interpret and comment on the following statement: "Technology is the end of our beginning. "Use examples to defend your view.