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What's Good For Me Depends On What I See In You: Intimacy Avoidance And Resources Derived From Close Others, Cheryl Kondrak, Mark Seery, Shira Gabriel, Shannon Lupien
What's Good For Me Depends On What I See In You: Intimacy Avoidance And Resources Derived From Close Others, Cheryl Kondrak, Mark Seery, Shira Gabriel, Shannon Lupien
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Past research has demonstrated that comfort with intimacy differentially affects the extent to which a person assimilates/contrasts to a close other. Specifically, individuals comfortable with intimacy benefit most from assimilating to those who embody positive aspects, whereas individuals uncomfortable with intimacy benefit most from contrasting to those who embody a mix of positive and negative aspects. Using a multi-method approach, the current research provides evidence suggesting that both those who are positively regarded and those who engender mixed feelings have the potential to benefit the perceiver differentially as a function of the types of traits that are most salient at …
Book Review: Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yemisi Dina
Book Review: Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yemisi Dina
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Americanah is based on a love story that revolved around 3 continents - Africa, North America, and Europe. The themes of race, gender, and identity feature prominently in this award winning novel. Adichie’s story gives a vivid description of the lives of young teenagers of various ethnic and class structures in military-ruled Nigeria from the late 1970s to the 1990s and the beginning of a democratic government. It subtly describes the different ramifications of corruption and highlights a very degenerative period and the beginning of professional brain drain in the country.