8Farida Recently Moved from a Very Small Town to a Large

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8.Farida recently moved from a very small town to a large city to pursue a college education. In high school she did not have a boyfriend, even though she would have liked to have been in a relationship. She did not get asked to go on dates because she was not considered one of the ÒpopularÓ students. In one of her college courses, Farida met Sayid, who asked her out for coffee a few times and seems interested in pursuing a relationship with her. Farida wonders, however, whether Sayid is truly interested in dating her, or whether he only wants to spend time with her because she is doing well in their college class. Because no other men have expressed interest, Farida decides to pursue a relationship with Sayid. Interpret Farida's situation from a social exchange theory perspective.