Do you have any siblings?

If so, have you always gotten on?

If not, do you wish you had?

How can sibling rivalry help prepare children for adult life?

Is it better to be the oldest or the youngest sibling?

Should siblings stay in contact for their whole lives?

VOCABULARY:

1. Personnel a. Random, without any reason

2. Fiercely b. Established, not easy to change
3. Hostility c. With powerful intensity
4. Stirred up d. Opposition, unfriendliness
5. Arbitrary e. Employees
6. Underlie f. Caused trouble or bad feelings
7. Entrenched g. To be a significant cause of something, even if not
obvious

The sibling rivalry that divided a town - Jay Van Bavel and Dominic Packer - YouTube

1. What was the profession of the two brothers?

2. How did their feud affect their town?
3. Why was it called “The town of bent necks”?
4. What is the Minimal Group Paradigm?
5. How did researchers test the theory?
6. What was the outcome of the research?
7. Can group bias be changed?
Do you know who the two brothers were, and what shoe companies
they created?

What other competing brands can create group bias?

Do you think you are susceptible to group bias?

Which group do you belong to from the following? Would you avoid
people from the other group?

1. Dog owner vs. cat owner

2. Vegan vs. meat lover
3. Countryside vs. City
4. Hot weather vs Cold weather

Are there any (other) categories that you take seriously?