Problem: Proximal and Distant Friendships
• In the Benefits vs. Costs worksheet, you looked at how friends might exchange rewards in a relationship. This exchange might occur more easily when friends live near one another, and would occur based on the proximity-attraction principle as we choose friends from those who live close by. However, technology has changed this pattern to some extent, giving us the ability to socialize easily from great distances.
• List three proximal friendships and three distant friendships and describe how you stay in touch. How do you describe the benefits vs. costs in proximal vs. distant friendships based on your own interactions?