Americans are more socially isolated than they were 20 years ago, separated by work, commuting and the single life, researchers reported.
Nearly a quarter of people surveyed said they had "zero" close friends with whom to discuss personal matters. More than 50 percent named two or fewer close friends, the researchers said.
"This is a big social change, and it indicates something that’s not good for our society," said Duke University Professor Lynn Smith-Lovin. Smith-Lovin’s group used data from a national survey of 1,500 American adults that has been ongoing since 1972.
She said it indicated people had a surprising drop in the number of close friends since 1985. At that time, Americans most commonly said they had three close friends whom they had known for a long time, saw often, and with whom they shared a number of interests. They were almost as likely to name four or five friends, and the relationships often sprang from t
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 75%
Americans are more socially isolated than they were 20 years ago, separated by work, commuting and the single life, researchers reported.
Nearly a quarter of people surveyed said they had "zero" close friends with whom to discuss personal matters. More than 50 percent named two or fewer close friends, the researchers said.
"This is a big social change, and it indicates something that’s not good for our society," said Duke University Professor Lynn Smith-Lovin. Smith-Lovin’s group used data from a national survey of 1,500 American adults that has been ongoing since 1972.
She said it indicated people had a surprising drop in the number of close friends since 1985. At that time, Americans most commonly said they had three close friends whom they had known for a long time, saw often, and with whom they shared a number of interests. They were almost as likely to name four or five friends, and the relationships often sprang from t
A. frequent relocation
B. frequent traveling
C. living alone
D. working flexible hours
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Americans are more socially isolated than they were 20 years ago, separated by work, commuting and the single life, researchers reported on Friday.
Nearly a quarter of people surveyed said they had "zero" close friends with whom to discuss personal matters. More than 50 percent named two or fewer confidants, the researchers said.
"This is a big social change, and it indicates something that’s not good for our society," said Duke University Professor Lynn Smith-Lovin. Smith-Lovin’s group used data from a national survey of 1,500 American adults that has been ongoing since 1972.
She said it indicated people had a surprising drop in the number of close friends since 1985. At that time, Americans most commonly said they had three close friends whom they had known for a long time, saw often, and with whom they shared a number of interests. They were almost as likely to name four or five friend
A. frequent relocation
B. frequent traveling
C. living alone
D. working flexible hours
| More than 6,000 children were expulsed (开除) from
U.S. schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the U.S.
Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report to the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 2003-2004, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. "The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school," Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. "We need to be strong-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe. " In March 2004, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using hand-guns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two wer A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be soldiers C. safety is a problem D. students can make guns [单项选择]A) More than 70 million. C) More than 2000 million.
B) More than 1000 million. D) More than 6000 million. [单项选择]Communication orally involves more than reading or talking: gesture, posture, movements may all be（）to it.
A. intrinsic B. coherent C. appealing D. submissive [单项选择]
More than one hundred thousand international students will spend this summer working and traveling in the United States. They are participating in the Summer Work Travel program through the State Department. They receive J-I exchange visitor visas. 我来回答: 提交
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