In "The Ties That Bind Are Fraying," McPherson and His

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Multiple Choice

In "The Ties That Bind Are Fraying," McPherson and his colleagues found that, among men and women,

• A) women's strongest social ties are with those in their neighborhood.
• B) job-related stress and money worries are the main contributors to divorce for women, whereas for men it is unhappiness about sex.
• C) their lives have become increasingly intertwined, in terms of a person's closest confidant.
• D) there is no difference in their use of social media, but women use it more to communicate with people they know, while men use it to communicate with strangers.

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Definitions:

Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

A major muscle in the neck that plays a key role in rotating and flexing the head.

Rotate

The action of turning around an axis or center point, either in objects or in anatomical terms as movements of body parts.

Head

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Sphincter

A circular muscle that controls the passage of substances through an opening in the body, such as the anus or the esophagus.