general public and to sociologists that modern society has, x `5 ^! C9 e" G" t C
changed people’s natural relations, loosed their responsibilities __1__, m @5 ]; n g% _ h
to kins (亲戚) and neighbors, and substituted in their place __2__
) g; t, R" k( ]5 H9 W. U( Q0 D for superficial relationships with passing acquaintances. __3__
. ^; j& K. z/ F- X9 w However, in recent years a growing body of research has
6 a& i1 Q& k, W1 S" `8 \! h revealed that the “obvious” is not true. It seems that if you are a
+ d4 g; \8 u* [$ ] city resident, you typically know a smaller proportion of your
; a, \" O' A( y' E/ w0 V neighbors than you if you are a resident of a smaller community. __4__5 `& k' ?+ P O- O5 p+ S* c, N
But, for the most part, this fact has a few significant consequences. __5__
/ Z3 y2 @, Y/ q4 L8 ]& P It does not necessarily follow that if you know few of your
# g% L( ]7 C7 T5 A, D$ w neighbors you will know no one else.' P4 U; U* n& S* \
Even in very large cities, people maintain close social ties within
7 l5 [5 [; L' W4 G) z small, private social worlds. Indeed, the number and quality of/ ?0 \, ?- J0 j# j* d
meaningful relationship do not differ between more and less urban __6__4 j6 I z; m* E# N8 a
people. Small-town residents are more involved with kin than do big __7__
, z9 O+ e6 J3 v: ]7 C. J city residents. Yet city dwellers compensate by developing friendships
0 n5 f/ X' e9 X" F4 U4 h6 v/ U3 @ with people who share similar interests and activities. Urbanism may( @0 s$ k$ H6 ^2 X+ a) A
produce a different style of life, but the quality of life does not
0 z5 p4 K: F2 X+ r4 y, K. m differ between town and city. Or are residents of large communities __8__( O8 u8 t O$ K" \& }9 a4 }
any likely to display psychological symptoms of stress or alienation __9__
! D! \ m2 t5 g than are residents of smaller communities. However, city dwellers do8 X- i* d2 P6 ?, {) H4 P
worry more about crime, and this leads them to a distrust for strangers. __10__ |