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Question 1. Do you believe that there is a connection between COVID-19 and world-mindedness? What about COVID-19 and ethnocentrism? Explain why or why not.
Question 2. How is the language that you use different when talking with your best friend or romantic
partner versus talking with professors or a boss? Why is it important how you verballycommunicate when having interpersonal encounters with professors and personalrelationships?
Question 3. How does power influence who will prevail in conflicts? Talk about the definingcharacteristics of power and how it influences conflicts. Touch on the approaches tohandling conflicts and how you can interpret these in your own lifestyle.
Question 4. Ryan and Alison are parents to a four-year-old child. They did not throw a gender revealpartyand they opted to raise their child in a non-binary fashion. Their child, Quinn,enjoys playingdress up and with action figures. Although Quinn was assigned a male atbirth, Ryan and Alisonhave made the decision to let Quinn decide how they want to beidentified as, whether it be male,female, or non-binary. Quinn is in preschool andobserves the other children who dress and act according to their assigned gender. Thegirls wear pink and play with dolls, and the boys wear blueand play with toy trucks. Theother children refer to Quinn with the pronouns she/her because Quinn has long hair;some days, Quinn will wear a dress to school and other days they will wearjeans and a t-shirt. What are your thoughts and feelings about this situation? How do you thinkQuinnand their parents feel about this situation? What do you consider is the best option forthem? What obstacles are present? What can you do to achieve the most optimaloutcome?
Question 5. Ivy and Sam recently started dating. Ivy often notices that Sam does not appear to beinterested in their serious conversations, such as about their plans for after college. Theothernight, Ivy and Sam were at a friend's house for a birthday party. Ivy walked past aroom andoverheard a man and a woman speaking to each other; she identified the man'svoice as herboyfriend, Sam's. Ivy is upset that she is hearing his voice behind closeddoors, and along withanother girl's voice. Ivy decides to return to the party with herfriends. Fifteen minutes later, Samrejoins the group of people. Sam approaches Ivy andputs his arm around her, but she nudges him away. Sam then attempts to have a casualconversation with Ivy, but once again he fails and shedoes not engage. Do you believethat Ivy's eavesdropping has robbed the couple's relationship ofrespect and right toprivacy? Will this event lead to a damaged relationship between the two?How could Ivyand Sam improve their communication in their relationship? What would you doif youwere in the shoes of Ivy? Of Sam?
Question 6. Bill and Eileen have been married for 55 years. They are parents to seven children andgrandparents to twenty-two. Since the day they met, they have done everything together.Theycook dinners together. They raised their children together. While their childrenwere growing up, Sundays were reserved for family time. Now that their children do notlive with them, they stillset their Sunday's aside to spend quality time with each other.Although over 55 years havepassed since their relationship began, they still invest muchtime in each other. Every relationshipcomes with its ups and downs. Bill and Eileen havehad their fair share of arguments anddisagreements, but their love for each other has notshifted. The couple is passionate aboutmaintaining a healthy romantic relationship. Whatstrategies have Bill and Eileen utilized during their relationship? Explain.