1. The onion model in Figure 8–1 is sectioned into eight parts, representing the
breadth of a person’s life. How would you label eight regions of interest in your
life?
2. Jesus said, “There is no greater love than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s
friends.”16 Given the minimax principle of human behavior used in a social
exchange analysis, how is such a sacrifice possible?
3. Altman conducted his study of first-year students in the 1970s. How have sub–
sequent technological advances changed the ways students manage contact and
privacy in their personal territory?
4. The romantic truism “to know her is to love her” seems to contradict the rela–
tional adage “familiarity breeds contempt.” Given the principles of social pen–
etration theory, can you think of a way both statements might be true?
