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Discussion Questions
Chapter 6: The Sociorelational Context
1. List the number of groups to which you now belong. Include both voluntary and involuntary
groups.
2. How do the groups you have listed above affect the way you think, feel, and act in your society?
3. What is your role within these groups?
4. How does society perceive the groups to which you belong? Favorably or unfavorably? In other
words, by virtue of your membership in these groups, how are you treated by others?
5. What are some of the groups to which you would like to belong but do not?
ETHICS AND THE SOCIORELATIONAL CONTEXT
Below are some situations for your students to consider that take into account concepts from Chapter
Six.
1. You are a member of a sales team that is opening accounts in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. You are to send
a representative from your company to Egypt and Saudi Arabia to meet with the Egyptian and Saudi
company counterparts and begin a marketing campaign. Your top salesperson is Susan Smith. She’s
young and motivated and knows and understands the company products well. Should you send her or
Tom Smith, the salesperson who has been with the company for 18 years but isn’t exactly the best
salesperson? Being male, he would probably have better success in both of these countries. Sending
Susan might insult your new partners. What will you do?
2. Mino Choi is a friend of yours from South Korea. He’s an international student at your
college/university. He’s a senior and will graduate with you this year. In a recent conversation, you asked
Mino what he’s going to do after he graduates and returns to South Korea. You are curious as to what
kind of job and career he will pursue. When you ask him, he answers that his father will make that
decision for him. What do you think of that idea? Would you be comfortable having your father make
such decisions about your life?
3. Ahmed and Mohammed are twin brothers from Saudi Arabia. Ahmed is about 1 minute older than
his twin brother. As you observe them, you notice that Ahmed walks about a pace or two ahead of
Mohammed, when you ask either of them a question, Ahmed always answers first. You’ve also learned
that when they return to Saudi, Ahmed will take over the family business. Clearly Mohammed defers to
his older brother in vitally every situation. What do you think of this?
