Sundos Al- Rashdi
Summary and Response Essay
According to “Prosocial Behavior” (2014), people will decide with whom they want to be friends over some factors that help them build relationships with others. Proximity and similarity are the most common factors that people rely on to build relationships. People usually make friends with surrounding people. However, they do not build the relationship with all people, they see every day. They often tend to people who are similar and have the same interest, the background, and behaviors. When two friends have the same background and behaviors, they will feel comfortable to share their secrets together. Attraction is another factor that helps people choose a friend or lover. There are some features in women and men that people considered them attractive in terms of physical and social attributes such as wider eyes, skinny tall, and friendly in women; tall, wide shoulders, and have leadership features for men. In addition, Sternberg’s triangular theory of love states that intimacy, passion, and commitment are the most important items of love. …show more content…
Proximity is the first factor that helps me make friends. It is easier for me to build a relationship with people who I often see them around me like the relationships I made with my classmates or my roommates (Prosocial Behavior, 2014). However, I do not have a close relationship with all of them, I often choose the one who is similar to me like have the same background, interest, and behaviors (Prosocial Behavior, 2014). For example, I choose to live with an Omani girl as my roommate in the U.S because we have the same culture and background, so we understand each other. But that does not mean I do not make friends from other cultures, I have friends from America, China, and Brunei. I either met them in class or in the dorm and we became friends. We share our cultures, thoughts, and the most important thing is that we respect each
Summary and Response Essay
According to “Prosocial Behavior” (2014), people will decide with whom they want to be friends over some factors that help them build relationships with others. Proximity and similarity are the most common factors that people rely on to build relationships. People usually make friends with surrounding people. However, they do not build the relationship with all people, they see every day. They often tend to people who are similar and have the same interest, the background, and behaviors. When two friends have the same background and behaviors, they will feel comfortable to share their secrets together. Attraction is another factor that helps people choose a friend or lover. There are some features in women and men that people considered them attractive in terms of physical and social attributes such as wider eyes, skinny tall, and friendly in women; tall, wide shoulders, and have leadership features for men. In addition, Sternberg’s triangular theory of love states that intimacy, passion, and commitment are the most important items of love. …show more content…
Proximity is the first factor that helps me make friends. It is easier for me to build a relationship with people who I often see them around me like the relationships I made with my classmates or my roommates (Prosocial Behavior, 2014). However, I do not have a close relationship with all of them, I often choose the one who is similar to me like have the same background, interest, and behaviors (Prosocial Behavior, 2014). For example, I choose to live with an Omani girl as my roommate in the U.S because we have the same culture and background, so we understand each other. But that does not mean I do not make friends from other cultures, I have friends from America, China, and Brunei. I either met them in class or in the dorm and we became friends. We share our cultures, thoughts, and the most important thing is that we respect each