Consider the Research Regarding the Relationships People Have with Large

question 154

Multiple Choice

Consider the research regarding the relationships people have with large groups or organizations (e.g., people's ties with their universities or workplaces) . Can such relationships "stand in" for interpersonal relationships, such that people with these types of relationships (but no interpersonal relationships) are not necessarily lonely?

• A) No, these relationships cannot "stand in" for interpersonal relationships.
• B) Yes, although this tends to be true only for men.
• C) Yes, although this tends to be true only for older people.
• D) Yes, although this tends to be true only within individualistic cultures.

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