In the movie When Harry Met Sally, Harry says to Sally that men and women cannot be friends. Your book discusses some challenges and benefits of cross-sex friendships. Note at least two challenges and two benefits of cross-sex friendships. For each of the challenges you mention, note one way that friends could help to navigate that potential issue.
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Students may select from the challenges and benefits on page 181. Challenges include felt sexual tension if the friends are heterosexual, social pressure for men and women to date, and socialization into different speech communities. Benefits include increased ability to gain something not available in same-sex friendships (for men this include being able to share feelings and for women it may mean reduced pressure to emotionally disclose) and the ability to get a different perspective than in same-sex friendships.
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